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Maclear's rat

Maclear's rat noun: rattus macleari, a species of brown rat once endemic to Christmas Island, now extinct.

Noun

Maclear's rat (plural Maclear's rats)

  1. (obsolete) Rattus macleari, a species of brown rat once endemic to Christmas Island, now extinct.

Forms of Maclear's rat

pluralMaclear's rats

Origin of Maclear's rat

Named after Captain John Maclear (1838–1907) of the British survey-ship HMS Flying-fish, who collected the specimen from Christmas Island in 1886.

Questions about Maclear's rat

What does Maclear's rat mean?
Maclear's rat means rattus macleari, a species of brown rat once endemic to Christmas Island, now extinct.
What part of speech is Maclear's rat?
Maclear's rat is a noun.
What is the plural of Maclear's rat?
The plural of Maclear's rat is Maclear's rats.

Words near Maclear's rat in the dictionary

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  5. Maclean
  6. Maclear's rat
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  8. Macleay
  9. Macleay laurel
  10. Macleay laurels
  11. Macleay's spectre

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