Noun : a mall rat; gym rats. From Dictionary.com.
Not even creepy ratlike Flighters living in squalor. From Wordnik.com. [The Soldiers of Halla] Reference
But the ratlike creature was not turning toward the room. From Wordnik.com. [Way Station]
The floor was acrawl with small, furry, ratlike creatures. From Wordnik.com. [Alliance]
The one ratlike guard might challenge him, but he doubted it. From Wordnik.com. [Project Pope]
His ratlike tail had always been his least impressive feature. From Wordnik.com. [Ringworld]
Only one ratlike creature remained standing at the gangplank's foot. From Wordnik.com. [Project Pope]
He had taken off his hat, and his eyes gleamed, ratlike in the shadow. From Wordnik.com. [A Breath of Snow and Ashes]
The sloth's arm had caught Omne up and was lifting him toward the ratlike teeth. From Wordnik.com. [The Fate of the Phoenix]
A huge shadow lumbered up behind the boy, a huge and shaggy shadow with a ratlike tail. From Wordnik.com. [The Goblin Mirror]
Something had been gnawing ratlike at Conan's mind, something Vitarius had said earlier. From Wordnik.com. [Conan the Fearless]
The man was muddy and bedraggled, his face filled with a mix of ratlike cunning and fear. From Wordnik.com. [Conan the Fearless]
The crew-what was left of it-dashed about in ratlike frenzy, each man pursuing his own task. From Wordnik.com. [Nemesis]
It must have been horrible waking up to find a ratlike creature skittering across your blanket. From Wordnik.com. [The Doctor's Daughter]
The thing opened its mouth in a fair approximation of a snarl, revealing long, ratlike incisors. From Wordnik.com. [Escape From Roksamur]
And no member of Galactic Central, he was convinced, would have acted as the ratlike creature had. From Wordnik.com. [Way Station]
When they were raiding the food cabinet, for example, they ran on all fours in a very ratlike way. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-02-01] Reference
The feet were also ratlike, with four toes on each foot, and each toe was tipped with a black claw. From Wordnik.com. [Conan the Indomitable]
Something small and ratlike clamped onto his calf muscle with a dozen tiny needle-sharp teeth. From Wordnik.com. [Chainer's Torment]
'Sure, it's fun,' he said, and she had to smile: he was a cheerful guy, despite his ratlike exterior. From Wordnik.com. [The Night Crew]
He turned to find himself facing a boy with a ratlike face who wore an airman's uniform several sizes too big for him. From Wordnik.com. [Sun of Suns] Reference
The bead came to rest upon the head of the ratlike creature, and then the head bobbed away, but was bobbing back again. From Wordnik.com. [Way Station]
The ratlike appearance is not attractive, and a few African tribes have taboos against consuming the meat of these animals. From Wordnik.com. [15 Agouti] Reference
A spiderlike alien, all arms and legs, was arguing with one of the ratlike creatures that were superintending the boarding. From Wordnik.com. [Project Pope]
There's a picture of a ravenous looking ratlike creature with a suspicious trouser bulge carrying a club and a bigass knife. From Wordnik.com. [ana-ng Diary Entry] Reference
Enoch ran desperately, but before he was halfway down the field, the ratlike quarry had plunged into the woods and disappeared. From Wordnik.com. [Way Station]
It's a massive 15-pound ratlike critter called the nutria, whose reproductive powers are almost as mighty as its gargantuan appetite. From Wordnik.com. [The Rat That Ate Louisiana] Reference
Two After a time, one of the ratlike crewmen found him in the small, closetlike equipment hold where he had squeezed himself to hide. From Wordnik.com. [Project Pope]
But it said, "Another one," in a harsh, deep voice, and shuffled over toward him, with a long, ratlike tail snaking and coiling behind. From Wordnik.com. [The Goblin Mirror]
Her ratlike little face, soft voice like a purring, sniveling cat!. From Wordnik.com. [Brigands of the Moon] Reference
I trust that the Tories are gonna wrench these ratlike people off the public udder. From Wordnik.com. [politicalbetting.com] Reference
John explained these water animals look like beavers except they have ratlike tails. From Wordnik.com. [Starbulletin Headlines] Reference
Mrs. Toomey's mind, ratlike, scuttled hither and thither, wondering what was coming. From Wordnik.com. [The Fighting Shepherdess] Reference
I really do want to see the pups, bald and ratlike or not. ". From Wordnik.com. [Cold Noses Warm Kisses]
The ratlike creature made a sloppy salute. From Wordnik.com. [Project Pope]
Joe-nutria: a highly destructive, ratlike pest. From Wordnik.com. [Firedoglake » No Tongue, I Swear…] Reference
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