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Origin of brown rat

First recorded in 1820–30

Words nearby brown rat

brownout, brown owl, brown paper, brown patch, brownprint, brown rat, brown recluse spider, brown rice, brown rot, brown sauce, brown seaweed

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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. Sterndale
The 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. Sterndale
It 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. Sterndale
I 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. Sterndale

At first I regarded him as merely an ordinary intrusive brown rat.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, July 14th, 1920|Various

British Dictionary definitions for brown rat

brown rat

noun

a common brownish rat, Rattus norvegicus : a serious pest in all parts of the worldAlso called: Norway rat

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