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Alexandrine rat

Alexandrine rat noun: a certain color morph of the black rat, once regarded as a distinct subspecies.

Noun

Alexandrine rat (plural Alexandrine rats)

  1. A certain color morph of the black rat, once regarded as a distinct subspecies.

Forms of Alexandrine rat

pluralAlexandrine rats

Origin of Alexandrine rat

From its original habitat; a calque of New Latin rattus alexandrīnus.

Questions about Alexandrine rat

What does Alexandrine rat mean?
Alexandrine rat means a certain color morph of the black rat, once regarded as a distinct subspecies.
What part of speech is Alexandrine rat?
Alexandrine rat is a noun.
What is the plural of Alexandrine rat?
The plural of Alexandrine rat is Alexandrine rats.

Words near Alexandrine rat in the dictionary

  1. Alexandrians
  2. Alexandrina
  3. alexandrine
  4. Alexandrine parakeet
  5. Alexandrine parakeets
  6. Alexandrine rat
  7. Alexandrine rats
  8. alexandrines
  9. Alexandrinus
  10. Alexandrist
  11. Alexandrists

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