black rat en · NOUN
Meanings
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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 rat), which reached Britain at about the time of the Hanoverian succession in the eighteenth century.
2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 272:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| black rats | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
ship rat (Rattus rattus) · roof rat (Rattus rattus) · Asian black rat (Rattus rattus) · house rat (Rattus rattus)
Translations (21)
wo kaña gi (Rattus rattus) · ro șobolan negru (Rattus rattus) · es rata negra (Rattus rattus) · ko 애급쥐 (Rattus rattus) · el μαυροποντικός (Rattus rattus) · fr rat noir (Rattus rattus) · it ratto nero (Rattus rattus) · ro șobolan de casă (Rattus rattus) · ru чёрная кры́са (Rattus rattus) · pl szczur śniady (Rattus rattus) · et rott (Rattus rattus) · hu házi patkány (Rattus rattus) · nl zwarte rat (Rattus rattus) · es rata de campo (Rattus rattus) · tr kara sıçan (Rattus rattus) · fi mustarotta (Rattus rattus) · tl dagang-bahay (Rattus rattus) · sv svartråtta (Rattus rattus) · cmn 黑鼠 (Rattus rattus) · cmn 屋頂鼠 /屋顶鼠 (Rattus rattus) · da sort rotte (Rattus rattus)