Rata may refer to:
Biology
* Some plants of the genus ''Metrosideros'' from New Zealand, including:
** ''
Metrosideros albiflora
''Metrosideros albiflora'', also known as large white rātā, Northland white rātā, akatea or simply white rātā, is a forest liane or vine endemic to New Zealand. It is one of three white flowering rātā vines (the others being white rāt ...
'' (Large white rātā)
** ''
Metrosideros bartlettii
''Metrosideros bartlettii'', also known as Bartlett's rātā, Cape Reinga white rātā or in Māori as rātā moehau, is one of twelve ''Metrosideros'' species endemic to New Zealand and is notable for its extreme rarity and its white flowers, s ...
'' (Bartlett's rātā or Cape Reinga white rātā)
** ''
Metrosideros carminea'' (Carmine rātā)
** ''
Metrosideros colensoi'' (Colenso's rātā)
** ''
Metrosideros diffusa'' (White rātā)
** ''
Metrosideros fulgens'' (Scarlet rātā)
** ''
Metrosideros parkinsonii
''Metrosideros parkinsonii'', also known as Parkinson's rātā or shrubby rata, is a shrub or small tree endemic to New Zealand. The name commemorates Sydney Parkinson, Captain James Cook's botanical artist during his first voyage to New Zealan ...
'' (Parkinson's rātā)
** ''
Metrosideros perforata'' (Small white rātā)
** ''
Metrosideros robusta'' (Northern rātā)
** ''
Metrosideros umbellata'' (Southern rātā)
* The mangosteen tree ''
Garcinia dulcis'' of Indonesia
*
''Rata'' (crab), a genus of crabs
Mythology
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Rātā (Māori mythology)
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Rata (Tahitian mythology)
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Rata (Tuamotu mythology)
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Laka
In Hawaiian mythology, Laka is the name of two different popular heroes from Polynesian mythology. (In other parts of Polynesia they are known as Rātā, Rata, Lata, Ata, or Lasa).
In one Hawaiian legend, Laka is the son of the '' Ali'i nui'' W ...
, a figure in Hawaiian mythology
Places
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Rata, New Zealand, near
Hunterville
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Tanah Rata
Tanah Rata is a town located in Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia. The name "tanah rata" means ''flat ground'' in Malay and it refers to the relatively flat area on which the town is located amidst this highland region. It has an elevation ...
, a town in Malaysia
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Malaya Rata
Malaya Rata is the mountain areas of central Sri Lanka.
It is also one of the three historical regions of the island of Sri Lanka, with Rajarata and ''Ruhunurata''. Malaya Rata was historically known to house the natives tribes; Yaksha, Raksha ...
, a region of Sri Lanka
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Maya Rata
The Maya Rata (Principality of), also known as the Kingdom of Dakkinadesa, was a principality or an administrative region of the
Sinhalese kingdom. It was located in the Southwestern part of Sri Lanka, bordered the Deduru Oya. Its last capita ...
, medieval kingdom in Sri Lanka
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Te Rata Bridge
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The Te Rata Bridge was a suspension bridge across the Retaruke River in the King Country, New Zealand. On 22 March 1994 two transoms (the supporting beams suspended from wire ropes running from side to side beneath the bridge) snapped ...
, New Zealand
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Rata (Bug)
Rata may refer to:
Biology
* Some plants of the genus ''Metrosideros'' from New Zealand, including:
** ''Metrosideros albiflora'' (Large white rātā)
** ''Metrosideros bartlettii'' (Bartlett's rātā or Cape Reinga white rātā)
** ''Metrosidero ...
, a tributary of the river
Bug in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine
Rivers in Romania
* Rața, a tributary of the
Dâmbovnic
The Dâmbovnic is a right tributary of the river Neajlov in Romania. It discharges into the Neajlov in Obedeni. Its length is and its basin size is .
Geography
The river flows through four different counties: Argeș, Dâmbovița, Teleorman and ...
in Argeș County
* Rața, a tributary of the
Izvorul Alb in Bacău County
* Rața, a tributary of the
Lunca in Harghita County
* Rața, a tributary of the
Uz in Bacău County
Other
*
Rata (name) Rata is a Polynesian name, which is reflected in the Māori, Tahitian and Tuamotu mythology. Also an alternate spelling for Ratha (راثا )an Arabic word or a name given. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratha
;Given names
* Rata Harrison (1935 ...
*
Rață Rață is a Moldovan surname that may refer to
* Andrew Rayel (born Andrew Rață in 1992), Moldovan producer and DJ
* Bogdan Rață, Romanian sculptor
* Mariana Raţă, Moldovan journalist
* Vadim Raţă (born 1993), Moldovan football player
{ ...
* ''Rata'' ("rat"), nickname of the
Polikarpov I-16 fighter in the Spanish Civil War
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Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority, earlier in Finnish ''Rahoitustarkastuslaitos'' Rata
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TxpA-RatA toxin-antitoxin system
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The TxpA/RatA toxin-antitoxin system was first identified in '' Bacillus subtilis''. It consists of a non-coding 222nt sRNA called RatA (RNA anti-toxin A) and a protein toxin named TxpA (Toxic protein A).
RatA was discovered in intergeni ...
(RNA anti-toxin A)
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Rata Blanca, an Argentinian heavy metal band
**
''Rata Blanca'' (album), their 1988 album
** ''
Rata Blanca VII
Rata Blanca ("White Rat" in English) is an Argentine heavy metal band, formed in 1986.
History Beginnings
The guitarist Walter Giardino replaced Osvaldo Civile in V8 for a little time, and left the band when his songs were rejected. His ...
'', their 1997 album
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Rata railway station
Rata railway station was a station on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand, between Marton and Hunterville, from Marton. There is now just a single track through the station site, a new crossing loop having replaced those at Rata and Po ...
, a former station on the North Island Main Trunk, New Zealand
See also
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Pro rata
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