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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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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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