norway rat(n = noun.animal) brown rat, rattus norvegicus - common domestic rat; serious pest worldwide;
is a kind of rat
is a member of genus rattus, rattus
has particulars: wharf rat, sewer rat

norway rat, n. the common brown rat, Rattus norvegicus.

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