English Explanatory Dictionary

rat king

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A conglomeration of rats whose tails have become knotted or stuck together.

Word forms

rat king rat kings

Etymology

Calque of German Rattenkönig.

Related words

ratmageddon rat's nest
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