Zucker rat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A strain of rat bred as a genetic model for research on obesity and hypertension.

Word forms

Zucker rat Zucker rats

Etymology

Named after researchers Lois M. Zucker and Theodore F. Zucker.

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