Definitions

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  • adjective Opposing rats.
  • adjective immunology Describing an antibody, resident in a human or other animal, that reacts with the immunoglobins found in rats.

Etymologies

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anti- +‎ rat

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Examples

  • In a mild winter there's lots of food, and then, says Terry Howard, who ran Chicago's antirat operations for many years, "They'll have major litters.

    Chicago Reader 2010

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