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German rats

German rats is the plural of German rat.

Meaning of German rat

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)

Questions about German rats

What is German rats the plural of?
German rats is the plural of German rat.

Words near German rats in the dictionary

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  2. German pizzas
  3. German porcelain
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  8. German Reformeds
  9. German Reich
  10. German Rex
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