rat flood
(India) A large invasion of black rats caused by the flowering of the bamboo Melocanna baccifera every 48 years in parts of India.
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(India) A large invasion of black rats caused by the flowering of the bamboo Melocanna baccifera every 48 years in parts of India.
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