black rat in English
noun
1
a rat with dark fur, large ears, and a long tail. It is found throughout the world, being particularly common in the tropics, and is the chief host of the plague-transmitting flea.
The plague likely spread to Europe on the backs of shipboard black rats that carried plague-infested fleas.
noun
roof rat
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1. 6 synonyms for Blacksnake: black rat snake, Elaphe obsoleta, mountain Blacksnake, pilot Blacksnake, black racer, Coluber constrictor
2. For example, when the black rat reached Lord Howe Island in 1918, over 40 percent of the terrestrial bird species of the island, including the Lord Howe fantail, became extinct within ten years.