"Norway rat" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Norway rats [plural]
Etymology: The common name was popularised (and perhaps coined) by English naturalist John Berkenhout, in his Outlines of the Natural History of Great Britain (1769). Berkenhout believed the species migrated to England from Norwegian ships in 1728; he is also responsible for the scientific name. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Norway rat (plural Norway rats)
  1. The brown rat (Rattus norvegicus). Wikipedia link: John Berkenhout, Norway rat Categories (lifeform): Murids Synonyms: Norwegian rat, sewer rat

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