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fancy rat

fancy rat noun: a domesticated brown rat (Rattus norvegicus), common as a pet.

fancy rat: a domesticated brown rat (Rattus norvegicus), common as a pet
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Noun

fancy rat (plural fancy rats)

  1. A domesticated brown rat (Rattus norvegicus), common as a pet.

Forms of fancy rat

pluralfancy rats

Origin of fancy rat

See fancy (“a sport or hobby”).

Questions about fancy rat

What does fancy rat mean?
Fancy rat means a domesticated brown rat (Rattus norvegicus), common as a pet.
What part of speech is fancy rat?
Fancy rat is a noun.
What is the plural of fancy rat?
The plural of fancy rat is fancy rats.

Words near fancy rat in the dictionary

  1. fancy men
  2. fancy mice
  3. fancy mouse
  4. fancy one's chances
  5. fancy pants
  6. fancy rat
  7. fancy rats
  8. fancy roller
  9. fancy rollers
  10. fancy sauce
  11. fancy schmancier

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