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common domestic rat; serious pest worldwide

brown rat noun

The larger and commoner of the two British rats (often black)

Main Entry: ↑brown

brown rat,

a common rat, having coarse, brown fur, found on ships, in houses, and in buildings virtually everywhere in the world; Norway rat.

n. a rat found throughout the world, often living in association with man and regarded as a pest. It is commonly kept as a laboratory animal and as a pet, and is also bred in the albino form. Also called , Norway rat. ● Rattus norvegicus, family Muridae

ˌbrown ˈrat 7 [brown rat] (also ˌcommon ˈrat, ˌNorway ˈrat) noun

a common type of ↑rat

See also: ↑Norway rat ▪ ↑common rat