rat meaning in Tamil
எலி eli
/ɹæt/
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British/ɹat/
rat in Tamil: எலி (eli). In English, rat means any of the numerous members of several rodent families that usually have short limbs, a pointy snout, a long, hairless tail, and a body length greater than about 12 cm, or 5 inches.
Tamil words for rat
- rodent
- எலி eli
English meaning of rat
- noun Any of the numerous members of several rodent families that usually have short limbs, a pointy snout, a long, hairless tail, and a body length greater than about 12 cm, or 5 inches.
- noun A medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus.
- noun A person who is known for betrayal.
- noun An informant or snitch.
rat in a sentence
- Near-synonyms: rouge, scoundrel, snake; see also Thesaurus:villain
- What a rat, leaving us stranded here!
- Our teenager has become a mall rat.
Synonyms of rat
rat in other languages
- rat in Hindi
- rat in Marathi
- rat in Urdu
- rat in Bengali
- rat in Telugu
- rat in Malayalam
- rat in Kannada
- rat in Punjabi
- rat in Gujarati
- rat in Odia
- rat in Sanskrit
- rat in Sinhala
- rat in Assamese
- rat in Nepali
- rat in Pashto
- rat in Tagalog
- rat in Arabic
- rat in Malay
- rat in Indonesian
- rat in Persian
- rat in Thai
- rat in Vietnamese
- rat in Myanmar
Questions about rat in Tamil
- What is the meaning of rat in Tamil?
- Rat in Tamil is எலி (eli).
- rat என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
- Rat: எலி (eli).
- What does rat mean in English?
- Rat means any of the numerous members of several rodent families that usually have short limbs, a pointy snout, a long, hairless tail, and a body length greater than about 12 cm, or 5 inches.
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