Genus Rattus (Noun)
Meaning
Common house rats; upper incisors have a beveled edge.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Researchers found evidence that rodents from the genus Rattus had evolved sharper incisors to cope with different diets and environmental factors.
- Studies focusing on rats within the genus Rattus confirmed their distinctive dental characteristics included the unique upper incisors having beveled edges.
- Extermination services aimed at removing species from the genus Rattus usually took note of this distinctive trait in order to ensure successful eradication efforts.
- To correctly classify house rats into species and genera within genus Rattus required particular attention to characteristics like incisors' edge, ears shape and head proportion.
- Most specimens collected during studies focusing on commensal rodent control included analysis on teeth edges within rodents in the genus Rattus which would normally bear clear sign of excessive wearing off after using and resulted of it breaking upper.