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Lewis rat

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Etymology

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Bred by Margaret Lewis from Wistar stock in the early 1950s.

Noun

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Lewis rat (plural Lewis rats)

  1. A kind of albino rat used in medical research, exhibiting docile behavior and low fertility, and suffering from high incidences of neoplasms and other pathology.