Pig Latin for rat is at-ray.
The Latin word for rat is "Rattus."
The Latin word for 'rat' is Mus. It's the same noun as for 'mouse'. The Latin word for 'mouse'- or 'rat-trap' is 'muscipula'.
ratusFor example: Ratus norvigicus, the Norway Rat
An Asian black rat is an alternative term for the black rat.
Cavia porcellus does mean little rat in Latin.
Heterocephalus glaber
Ziegler's water rat is a species of water rat native to the mountains of Papua New Guinea, with the Latin name hydromys ziegleri.
A barbastelle is a rare form of European rat, Latin name Barbastella barbastellus.
Lykos comes from the Greek word "wolf" and "rattus" comes from the Latin word"rat" or "brown rat." So technically it means "Wolf-rat\Wolfrat."
The Latin name that was called Yorkshire Terrier is known as rat dog. People in the 1600's called the Yorkie a rat because of how it liked to burrow into the ground and dig.
The name Rattus norvegicus is applied to brown rats (of which the domesticated white rat is apparently a variety). The name means "Norway rat", though this is something of a misnomer, as the rats themselves didn't originate in Norway.In comparison, the name for the infamous black rat is Rattus rattus.