black rat
black rat noun: a common species of rat, Rattus rattus, originating anciently in Asia but now distributed worldwide.
Noun
black rat (plural black rats)
- A common species of rat, Rattus rattus, originating anciently in Asia but now distributed worldwide.
- The black rat spread wherever they settled, and so tied was it to Roman habitats that it became extinct in Britain following the Roman withdrawal, only to reappear in Norman times. Thereafter the black rat prospered - until the arrival of the larger brown rat (also known as the sewer rat or Norway...2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 272
- Synonyms:
- Asian black rat, house rat, roof rat, ship rat
black rat meaning in Tamil and Tagalog
black rat in Tamil
- கருமையான எலி, இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும்
black rat in Tagalog
- Rattus rattus
- dagang-bahay
Synonyms of black rat
Forms of black rat
| plural | black rats |
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Questions about black rat
- What does black rat mean?
- Black rat means a common species of rat, Rattus rattus, originating anciently in Asia but now distributed worldwide.
- What is black rat in Tamil?
- Black rat in Tamil is கருமையான எலி, இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும். See Black rat meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is black rat?
- Black rat is a noun.
- What is the plural of black rat?
- The plural of black rat is black rats.
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