Alexandrine rat

English

Etymology

From its original habitat; a calque of New Latin rattus alexandrīnus.[1]

Noun

Alexandrine rat (plural Alexandrine rats)

  1. A certain color morph of the black rat, once regarded as a distinct subspecies.

References
  1. “Alexandrine rat”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.