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Peter was 2 years and 10 months old when we began to study him. He was afraid of a white rat, and this fear extended to a rabbit, a fur coat, a feather, cotton wool, etc., but not to wooden blocks and similar toys.
Mary C. Jones

Meaning of "white rat" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WHITE RAT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHITE RAT

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White rat is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WHITE RAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

white rat

Brown rat

The brown rat, common rat, street rat, sewer rat, Hanover rat, Norway rat, brown Norway rat, Norwegian rat, or wharf rat is one of the best known and most common rats. One of the largest muroids, it is a brown or grey rodent with a body up to 25 cm long, and a similar tail length; the male weighs on average 350 g and the female 250 g. Thought to have originated in northern China, this rodent has now spread to all continents except Antarctica, and is the dominant rat in Europe and much of North America—making it by at least this particular definition the most successful mammal on the planet after humans. With rare exceptions, the brown rat lives wherever humans live, particularly in urban areas. Selective breeding of Rattus norvegicus has produced the laboratory rat, a model organism in biological research, as well as pet rats.

Definition of white rat in the English dictionary

The definition of white rat in the dictionary is a white variety of the brown rat, used extensively in scientific research.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHITE RAT

white pelican
white pepper
white pine
white plague
white poplar
white potato
white propaganda
white pudding
white rabbit
white rainbow
white raisin
white rhino
white rhinoceros
white rose
White Russia
White Russian
white sale
white sandalwood
white sapphire
white sauce

WORDS THAT END LIKE WHITE RAT

bandicoot rat
black rat
brown rat
cane rat
desert rat
hood rat
kangaroo rat
mall rat
mole rat
moon rat
Norway rat
pack rat
rink rat
rug rat
sewer rat
smell a rat
water rat
wharf rat
wood rat

Synonyms and antonyms of white rat in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «white rat» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WHITE RAT

Find out the translation of white rat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of white rat from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «white rat» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

白老鼠
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rata blanca
570 millions of speakers

English

white rat
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सफेद चूहा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفئران البيضاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

белая крыса
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rato branco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সাদা ইঁদুর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rat blanc
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tikus putih
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

weiße Ratte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

白ネズミ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

흰쥐
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Putih tikus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chuột trắng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெள்ளை எலி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पांढरी घूस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Beyaz sıçan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ratto bianco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

biały szczur
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

біла пацюк
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

șobolan alb
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λευκό αρουραίο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wit rot
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vit råtta
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hvit rotte
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about white rat

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Mary C. Jones
Peter was 2 years and 10 months old when we began to study him. He was afraid of a white rat, and this fear extended to a rabbit, a fur coat, a feather, cotton wool, etc., but not to wooden blocks and similar toys.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHITE RAT»

Discover the use of white rat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to white rat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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White Rat: Short Stories
In each, Gayl Jones displays her unflinching ability to delve into the most treacherous of psyches and circumstances: The title story examines the identity and relationship conundrums of a black man who can pass for white, earning him the ...
Gayl Jones, 2005
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White Rat: A Life in Baseball
The author recounts his career as a player, scout, and manager, and shares his memories of fellow players, managers, and baseball legends
Whitey Herzog, Kevin Horrigan, 1988
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The Rat: A Study in Behavior
This book belongs to no particular school of biology or psychology. Rather it admits the work of all schools and strict adherence to none.
S. Anthony Barnett, Samuel Anthony Barnett, 2007
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The Rat
Arch. 1'. mikr. Anat., vol. 22, pp. 374407. HATAI, S. 1901 The finer structure of the spinal ganglion cells in the white rat. J. Comp. Neur., vol. 11, pp. 1-24. 1901 a On the presence of the centrosome in certain nerve cells of the white rat. J. Comp.
Henry H. Donaldson
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Life-Span Human Development
Watson and Raynor presented a gentle white rat to a now- famous infant named Albert, who showed no fear of it. However, every time the rat was presented, Watson would slip behind Albert and bang a steel rod with a hammer. The loud noise ...
Carol Sigelman, Elizabeth Rider, 2008
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Taoist Astrology: A Handbook of the Authentic Chinese Tradition
White Rat is the metal Rat. Metal, when it expresses masculine yang energy, is symbolized by a weapon. If youwere born in theyearofthe white Rat, a weapon is your personal symbol. Metal qualities are righteousness, independence, strong ...
Susan Levitt, 1997
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The Finer Structure of the Spinal Ganglion Cells in the ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Shinkishi Hatai, 2012
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Fables of Fabulous Animals
THE TWO RATS "That's my corner,” said the White Rat to the Brown Rat. Spinning around, the Brown Rat fixed the White Rat with his beady eyes and asked, "Why is it that you have three corners and I only have one?" The White Rat wrinkled ...
Stephen Stapley, 2011
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The Functions of the Vibrissae in the Behavior of the White Rat
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Stella Burnham Vincent, 2012
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Methods of Behavior Analysis in Neuroscience
In 1924, a book entitled The Ratu by H. H. Donaldson gave impetus to the white rat as an acceptable research subject and provided wisdom about the use of animal subjects in biomedical research. In one comment from The Rat, Donaldson ...
Jerry J. Buccafusco, 2000

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHITE RAT»

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iZombie: “Dead Rat, Live Rat, Brown Rat, White Rat
“Dead Rat, Live Rat, Brown Rat, White Rat” is the first time it feels like the show is going all-in on its more horrific elements, and the result is the best episode of ... «A.V. Club Austin, Jun 15»
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iZombie: Recap of Episode 1.11 – Astroburger; First Look at Episode …
Now here's a look at the upcoming Episode 1.12, “Dead Rat, Live Rat, Brown Rat, White Rat,” including a producers' preview with Rob Thomas and Diane ... «Dread Central, May 15»
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WATCH: Rat fraudster released rodent at Sunderland's Borneo …
“Mr Smith perhaps smelled a rat at this particular point and he retrieved the rat from the floor. It was a black and white rat, very calm. It did not appear to be wild at ... «Sunderland Echo, Mar 15»
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Rats may have been exonerated in the Black Death, to the delight of …
“Finally, rats are vindicated!” says that one friend you try to keep at a certain distance, stroking Mendelssohn, the white rat perched on his shoulder. “Yes, Felix ... «Washington Post, Feb 15»
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Rats! Women invade Philadelphia home, set rodents free inside
... are looking for several suspects in what appears to be a case of rat retaliation. ... with a baseball bat and a box containing an unknown number of white rats. «CBS News, Apr 14»
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Rats being put to work in Colombia, training to detect explosives
During a recent training session, trainers set the white rat on a patch of grass where they had hidden an explosive device underground. It took the rat less than a ... «CNN, Feb 12»
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Giant Rat Killed With Pitchfork At Brooklyn's Marcy Houses (PHOTO)
A gigantic, white rat was killed after being speared with a pitchfork at the Marcy Houses in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn. Jose Rivera, a Housing ... «Huffington Post, Aug 11»
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Animal Rights: Scientists' Billboards Ask Whether You'd Save a …
... Rights: Scientists' Billboards Ask Whether You'd Save a Child or a Lab Rat ... with a provocative billboard campaign that features a white rat and a smiling little ... «ABC News, Apr 11»
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Set a white rat to catch a black one
Chandigarh, March 7: In Bengal, they did it with cages. In Haryana, they have marshalled rats to rein in rats. White rats are on the prowl at the Karnal police ... «Calcutta Telegraph, Mar 09»

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