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great white rat

great white rat proper noun: qantas airline.

Proper noun

great white rat

  1. (Australia, informal) Qantas airline.

Origin of great white rat

From its traditional predominantly white livery with a red tail.

Questions about great white rat

What does great white rat mean?
Great white rat means qantas airline.
What part of speech is great white rat?
Great white rat is a proper noun.

Words near great white rat in the dictionary

  1. great white heron
  2. great white herons
  3. great white hope
  4. great white hopes
  5. Great White North
  6. great white rat
  7. great white shark
  8. great white sharks
  9. Great White Way
  10. great whites
  11. great willowherb

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