Definition of brown rat Brown rat

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What does brown rat mean?

WordNet

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Noun

brown rat - common domestic rat; serious pest worldwide
  Norway rat, Rattus norvegicus
  rat any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
  genus rattus, rattus common house rats; upper incisors have a beveled edge
  wharf rat brown rat that infests wharves
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  • brown rat (Noun)
    A species of rat, Rattus norvegicus , common worldwide.

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  • brown rat
    The common rat, Rattus norvegicus, often used as an experimental organism.

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  • The brown rat, common rat, Hanover rat, Norway rat, Norwegian rat, or wharf rat ("Rattus norvegicus") is one of the best known and most common rats, and also one of the largest.

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