homecage

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noun

A cage in which a laboratory animal lives, and in which it is experimented on.

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Meanings

nounhomecage (plural homecages)

plural homecages · alternative home cage

  1. A cage in which a laboratory animal lives, and in which it is experimented on.

Origin

From home + cage.

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APA

homecage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homecage

MLA

“homecage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homecage. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “homecage,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homecage.

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