Alexandrine rat
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From its original habitat; a calque of New Latin rattus alexandrīnus.[1]
Noun
[edit]Alexandrine rat (plural Alexandrine rats)
- A certain color morph of the black rat, once regarded as a distinct subspecies.
References
[edit]- ^ “Alexandrine rat”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.