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brown rat

brown rat noun: a rat of species Rattus norvegicus, common worldwide.

brown rat: a rat of species Rattus norvegicus, common worldwide
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Noun

brown rat (plural brown rats)

  1. A rat of species Rattus norvegicus, common worldwide.

brown rat meaning in Tamil, Arabic, Indonesian and Vietnamese

brown rat in Tamil

செம்பழுப்பு எலி

brown rat in Arabic

Rattus norvegicus
جُرْذ أَسْمَر jurḏ ʔasmar

brown rat in Indonesian

Rattus norvegicus
tikus got

brown rat in Vietnamese

Rattus norvegicus
chuột nâu

Synonyms of brown rat

All synonyms of brown rat

Forms of brown rat

pluralbrown rats

Questions about brown rat

What does brown rat mean?
Brown rat means a rat of species Rattus norvegicus, common worldwide.
What is brown rat in Tamil?
Brown rat in Tamil is செம்பழுப்பு எலி. See Brown rat meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is brown rat?
Brown rat is a noun.
What is the plural of brown rat?
The plural of brown rat is brown rats.

Words near brown rat in the dictionary

  1. brown powder
  2. brown powders
  3. brown power
  4. brown priest
  5. brown priests
  6. brown rat
  7. brown rats
  8. brown recluse
  9. brown recluse spider
  10. brown recluse spiders
  11. brown recluses

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