white rat

noun

: a rat of an albino strain of the brown rat that is used extensively as a laboratory animal in biological experimentation

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“White rat.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/white%20rat. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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