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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The common domestic rat (Rattus norvegicus), which is found worldwide and is a destructive pest of crops and stored food and a carrier of disease.
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- noun A species of
rat ,Rattus norvegicus , common worldwide.
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- noun common domestic rat; serious pest worldwide
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