rat
RAT
*mus rattus (Linn.; included by the ancients under the general term mus). To smell a rat subolet alicui aliquid (Plaut.); aliquid mali suspicari (Cic.).
*mus rattus (Linn.; included by the ancients under the general term mus). To smell a rat subolet alicui aliquid (Plaut.); aliquid mali suspicari (Cic.).
rat:
1. mūs, mūris, c.: used by the ancients of the rat as well as the mouse: there are two species of rats in England: (1) the black rat: *mus rattus, Linn.: *mus domesticus major, Ray: (2) the brownor Norway rat: *mus decumanus, Pallas, Gmelin *mus Norvegicus, Brisson. To hunt rats: mures insectari: a water-rat, *mus aquaticus: a small rat, musculus, Cic.: of a rat, mūrīnus, Plin.: a rat-catcher, mūrĭcīdus, Pl.: a rat-trap, muscipula or -pulum: v. MOUSE-TRAP . Rat's-bane, *arsenicum.
2. perh. sŏrex, ĭcis: Ter. Eun. 5, 6, 23: Varr.: Plin.: of a rat, sorĭcīnus, Plaut. Prov.: I smell a rat, i. e. suspect some evil: aliquid mihi subolet, Pl. Ps. 1, 5, 7: Ter. Ph. 3, 1, 10.
1. mūs, mūris, c.: used by the ancients of the rat as well as the mouse: there are two species of rats in England: (1) the black rat: *mus rattus, Linn.: *mus domesticus major, Ray: (2) the brown
2. perh. sŏrex, ĭcis: Ter. Eun. 5, 6, 23: Varr.: Plin.: of a rat, sorĭcīnus, Plaut. Prov.: I smell a rat, i. e. suspect some evil: aliquid mihi subolet, Pl. Ps. 1, 5, 7: Ter. Ph. 3, 1, 10.
rat (v.): to go over from one political party to another, ab pristina parte transfugere et ad florentem aliam devolare: cf. Cic. Quint. 29, 93.