English Explanatory Dictionary

Long-Evans rat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An outbred rat used in medical research, white with a black or brown hood.

Word forms

Long-Evans rat Long-Evans rats

Etymology

Developed by Drs. Long and Evans in 1915 by crossing Wistar females with a wild gray male.

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