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#{{User|Baby Luigi}} All rats are rodents but not all rodents are rats. The term "rodent" describes exactly as Randombomb-omb has said, it's a category. Rats are much more specific than rodents therefore it doesn't merit a change. | #{{User|Baby Luigi}} All rats are rodents but not all rodents are rats. The term "rodent" describes exactly as Randombomb-omb has said, it's a category. Rats are much more specific than rodents therefore it doesn't merit a change. | ||
#{{User|LeftyGreenMario}} I wouldn't categorize [[Gnawty|Gnawties]], [[Conker]], [[Ms. Mowz]], [[Flurl the Squirrel]], and [[Fuzz]] under rats because that's an insult to them. | #{{User|LeftyGreenMario}} I wouldn't categorize [[Gnawty|Gnawties]], [[Conker]], [[Ms. Mowz]], [[Flurl the Squirrel]], and [[Fuzz]] under rats because that's an insult to them. | ||
#{{User|Walkazo}} - Per my comment, and the other voters who have pointed out that "rat" is not actually an accepted umbrella term for Rodentia as a whole. | |||
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:I agree with YoshiKong. | :I agree with YoshiKong. | ||
--{{User:Driftmaster130/sig}} 17:59, 17 September 2013 (EDT) | --{{User:Driftmaster130/sig}} 17:59, 17 September 2013 (EDT) | ||
::Except this proposed name ''isn't'' consistent with the other ones. "Cat", "dog" and "pig" all work as casual umbrella terms, but "rat" is ''not'' a proper way to refer to rodents as a whole. Given how Rodentia includes such non-rat-like critters as beavers and porcupines, it's not intuitive at all and would just confuse people. - {{User:Walkazo/sig}} 23:29, 17 September 2013 (EDT) | |||