brown rat
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How to use brown rat in a sentence
I have no doubt that this also is the case with the brown rat, and aids in keeping down its numbers.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon | Robert A. SterndaleThe brown rat of India is identical with that of Europe, most naturalists being now agreed that it originally came from the East.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon | Robert A. SterndaleIt was supposed by Pallas that the brown rat crossed over into Russia about the year 1727.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon | Robert A. SterndaleI find there is no bait so enticing to the brown rat as a piece of chicken or meat of any kind.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon | Robert A. SterndaleAt first I regarded him as merely an ordinary intrusive brown rat.
British Dictionary definitions for brown rat
a common brownish rat, Rattus norvegicus : a serious pest in all parts of the world: Also called: Norway rat
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