"Wistar" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Wistars [plural]
Etymology: Developed at the Wistar Institute in 1906. Head templates: {{en-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.
    Sense id: en-Wistar-en-noun-iIXxKEvi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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