Black rat and Roof rat

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Black rat noun - Common household pest originally from Asia that has spread worldwide.

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Roof rat is a synonym for black rat. In some cases you can use "Roof rat" instead a noun phrase "Black rat".

Roof rat noun - Common household pest originally from Asia that has spread worldwide.

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Black rat is a synonym for roof rat. You can use "Black rat" instead a noun phrase "Roof rat".

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