Wistar

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noun

An outbred albino rat used in medical research, having a wide head, long ears, and a tail shorter than the rest of its body.

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Meanings

nounWistar (plural Wistars)

plural Wistars

  1. An outbred albino rat used in medical research, having a wide head, long ears, and a tail shorter than the rest of its body.

Origin

Developed at the Wistar Institute in 1906.

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APA

Wistar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wistar

MLA

“Wistar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wistar. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wistar,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wistar.

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