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In Europe a baby rat is called a kitten, in North America they are called pups. However pup is the scientific classification of the baby rat.
AnswerA young rat is called a kitten, nestling, pinkie, or pupA baby rat is called a pup.
because the person who discoved rats named them rats
There's no authoritative history for the origin of the word 'rat'; it's one of the Indo-European (or PIE: Proto-Indo-European) words, with similar versions in several languages.
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I think it came from this:
One of the definitions of 'rat': A round and tapering mass of hair, or similar material, used by women to support the puffs and rolls of their natural hair.
That word was used years and years and years ago 1700's (?) for a mass of hair, I'm guessing a rat looked like that to people when it was running past, just a mass of hair.
Another suggestion:
Or perhaps it was the other way around: the rat in the sense of hair-enhancement took its name from the hairy rat.
1. Icky. Gross. An infestation to the good of mankind.
2. Wild rats can be mean, unattractive and greasy- or dirty-looking. However, tamed pet rats can be cute, fun, very intelligent and all-around great animals.
- Male rats are called bucks.
- Unmated females are called does
- Pregnant or parent females are called dams
- Infants are called kittens or pups.
- A group of rats is either referred to as a pack or a mischief.
In Europe a baby rat is called a kitten, in north america they are called pups. However pup is the scientific classification of the baby rat.
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What is the feminine gender of rat?
a female rat is called a doe and a male is a buck
What call baby rat?
A baby rat is called a 'pup'.
What is a baby rats parents called?
A baby rat's parents are typically referred to as the mother rat and the father rat.
What is the movement of the rat called?
Rats are often said to scurry.
Is a baby rat called a pinkie?
No, a baby rat is typically called a pup, kitten, or sometimes a pinky if it is newborn and hairless.
What is an adult rat called?
An adult rat is called a rat.
Why is the largest rat called the cane rat?
maybe because they are also called the "grass cutting rat"
What is castrated rat called?
If it is a male rat then it become sterile.A castrated rat is a sterile rat.
What is a intact male mice or rat called?
A male rat is called a buck.
What is a small rat?
A small rat is called a pup
What do you call the shelter of a rat?
it is called a flying rat
What is a big mouse called?
giant rat
What is the feminine gender of rat?
a female rat is called a doe and a male is a buck
What is Inuyasha's fire rat called?
The robe of the fire rat. That's all its called
What is a group of baby rats called?
Ummm . . . yes, the baby rat is a rat, but maybe you mean what are they called . . . A baby rat is called a puppy or kitten, a female rat is called a doe, and a male rat is called a buck.
What is a baby rat?
A baby rat is called a puppy or kitten, a female rat is called a doe, and a male rat is called a buck.
What call baby rat?
A baby rat is called a 'pup'.
