loading...| Preferred Name |
rat |
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| Synonyms |
Rattus G. Fischer, 1803 Rattus Fischer, 1803 |
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| Definitions |
Rat meat is a food that, while taboo in some cultures, is a dietary staple in others. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FOODON_03414848 |
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| comment |
Rat meat is a food that, while taboo in some cultures, is a dietary staple in others. |
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http://www.langual.org/langual_thesaurus.asp?termid=B4848 MSW3:13001727 |
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| has synonym |
rattus |
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Rattus G. Fischer, 1803 Rattus Fischer, 1803 |
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| label |
rat |
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| prefixIRI |
FOODON:03414848 |
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rat |
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| textual definition |
Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents of the superfamily *Muroidea*. "True rats" are members of the genus Rattus, the most important of which to humans are the black rat, Rattus rattus, and the brown rat, Rattus norvegicus. Many members of other rodent genera and families are also referred to as rats, and share many characteristics with true rats. |
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