Meanings
nounbrown rat (plural brown rats)
plural brown rats
- A rat of species Rattus norvegicus, common worldwide.
Synonyms: common rat, Norway rat, Norwegian rat, surmulot, wharf rat
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA rat of species Rattus norvegicus, common worldwide.
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Translations
Arabic جُرْذ أَسْمَر
- جُرْذ أَسْمَر (jurḏ ʔasmar)Rattus norvegicus
Basque arratoi arrunt
- arratoi arruntRattus norvegicus
Catalan rata comuna, rata de claveguera
- rata comunaRattus norvegicus
- rata de clavegueraRattus norvegicus
Chinese Mandarin 褐鼠
- 褐鼠 (hèshǔ)Rattus norvegicus
Czech potkan
- potkanRattus norvegicus
Danish brun rotte
- brun rotteRattus norvegicus
Dutch bruine rat
- bruine ratRattus norvegicus
Estonian rändrott
- rändrottRattus norvegicus
Finnish harmaarotta, isorotta
- harmaarottaRattus norvegicus
- isorottaRattus norvegicus
French surmulot
- surmulotRattus norvegicus
German Wanderratte
- WanderratteRattus norvegicus
Indonesian tikus got
- tikus gotRattus norvegicus
Irish francach donn
- francach donnRattus norvegicus
Italian surmolotto
- surmolottoRattus norvegicus
Japanese ドブネズミ, 溝鼠
- ドブネズミ (dobunezumi)Rattus norvegicus
- 溝鼠 (dobunezumi)Rattus norvegicus
Korean 집쥐
- 집쥐 (jipjwi)Rattus norvegicus
Norwegian Bokmål brunrotte
- brunrotteRattus norvegicus
Polish szczur wędrowny
- szczur wędrownyRattus norvegicus
Portuguese ratazana
- ratazanaRattus norvegicus
Russian се́рая кры́са, пасю́к
- се́рая кры́са (séraja krýsa)Rattus norvegicus
- пасю́к (pasjúk)Rattus norvegicus
- ры́жая кры́са (rýžaja krýsa)Rattus norvegicus
Spanish rata común
- rata comúnRattus norvegicus
Swedish brunråtta
- brunråttaRattus norvegicus
Vietnamese chuột nâu
- chuột nâuRattus norvegicus
Welsh llygoden ffyrnig
- llygoden ffyrnigRattus norvegicus
Cite this entry
APA
brown rat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brown%20rat
MLA
“brown rat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brown%20rat. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brown rat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brown%20rat.
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