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German rat

German rat noun: a hamster.

Noun

German rat (plural German rats)

  1. (obsolete) A hamster.
    • The cricetus, or German rat, which Mr. Buffon calls the hamster, greatly resembles the water-rat in its size, small eyes, and the shortness of its tail.1817, Oliver Goldsmith, Thomas Brown, Goldsmith's History of the Earth, and Animated Nature (page 256)

Forms of German rat

pluralGerman rats

Questions about German rat

What does German rat mean?
German rat means a hamster.
What part of speech is German rat?
German rat is a noun.
What is the plural of German rat?
The plural of German rat is German rats.

Words near German rat in the dictionary

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