"watermaze" meaning in English

See watermaze in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: watermazes [plural]
Etymology: water + maze Etymology templates: {{compound|en|water|maze}} water + maze Head templates: {{en-noun}} watermaze (plural watermazes)
  1. A shallow pool of water, containing an escape platform and a variety of visual clues, used to study learning in mice and rats.
    Sense id: en-watermaze-en-noun-sG06cEOh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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