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Wistar

Wistar noun: an outbred albino rat used in medical research, having a wide head, long ears, and a tail shorter than the rest of its body.

Noun

Wistar (plural Wistars)

  1. An outbred albino rat used in medical research, having a wide head, long ears, and a tail shorter than the rest of its body.

Forms of Wistar

pluralWistars

Origin of Wistar

Developed at the Wistar Institute in 1906.

Questions about Wistar

What does Wistar mean?
Wistar means an outbred albino rat used in medical research, having a wide head, long ears, and a tail shorter than the rest of its body.
What part of speech is Wistar?
Wistar is a noun.
What is the plural of Wistar?
The plural of Wistar is Wistars.

Words near Wistar in the dictionary

  1. wissling
  2. Wissman
  3. Wissmans
  4. wist
  5. Wistanstow
  6. Wistar
  7. wistaria
  8. wistarias
  9. Wistars
  10. wisted
  11. Wister

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