Maclear's rat

English

Etymology

Named after Captain John Maclear (1838–1907) of the British survey-ship HMS Flying-fish, who collected the specimen from Christmas Island in 1886.

Noun

Maclear's rat (plural Maclear's rats)

  1. †Rattus macleari, a species of brown rat once endemic to Christmas Island, now extinct.
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