rats
Britishinterjection
adjective
Example Sentences
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They are slow-growing and take 50 to 70 years to start producing seeds, which are dispersed primarily by ground squirrels and wood rats who don’t travel far from their burrows.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
The strain on the cruise ship is mostly spread by long-tailed pygmy rice rats via their saliva, feces or urine.
From Salon • May 11, 2026
One theory suggests a passenger may have been infected at a landfill site on the outskirts of Ushuaia, where tourists often visit to watch birds and where waste attracts rats and mice.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
This substance is abundant in naked mole rats and has been tied to their striking resistance to cancer, inflammation, and age-related decline.
From Science Daily • May 10, 2026
A wall was lined with giant sacks of sugar long since devoured by rats.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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