black rat

/blæk ræt/
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Other forms: black rats

Definitions of black rat
  1. noun
    common household pest originally from Asia that has spread worldwide
    synonyms: Rattus rattus, roof rat
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    type of:
    rat
    any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
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