Alexandrine rat
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From its original habitat; a calque of New Latin rattus alexandrīnus.[1]
Noun[edit]
Alexandrine rat (plural Alexandrine rats)
- A certain color morph of the black rat, once regarded as a distinct subspecies.
References[edit]
- ^ “Alexandrine rat”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.