multimammate mouse

noun

mul·​ti·​mammate mouse

variants or multimammate rat

¦⸗⸗ at multi- +…-

: any of several common African rodents (genus Rattus) having 12 rather than the usual 5 or 6 mammae on each side

Word History

Etymology

multimammate from multi- + mammate

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