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wistar rat

Russian translation: крысы линии Вистар


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English term or phrase:wistar rat
Russian translation:крысы линии Вистар
Entered by: Dmytro Voskolovych
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Science - Zoology
English term or phrase: wistar rat
Rat species apparently..
Thanks to all!
Dmytro Voskolovych
Local time: 01:16
крысы линии Вистар
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Marina Aleyeva
Ukraine
Local time: 01:16
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Большое спасибо!
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5 +3крысы линии ВистарMarina Aleyeva
5see explanation of English termTsu Dho Nimh


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
крысы линии Вистар


Explanation:
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Marina Aleyeva
Ukraine
Local time: 01:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Большое спасибо!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alya: 100%. Но я бы написала Wistar / Вообще да, Вистаров несравненно больше, чем Wistar
17 mins
  -> Ну, это дело вкуса. Наши научные сотрудники в научных журналах охотно пишут русскими буквами. Спасибо!
agree  Ravindra Godbole
1 hr
agree  Andrey Belousov
3 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
see explanation of English term


Explanation:
It is a "white rat" - the common albino laboratory rat descended from the Norwegian rat, Rattus norvegicus - that can trace its ancestry to the Wistar Institute that developed that particular strain. "Wistar rat" is a proper noun and should be treated like a "Ford automobile"


    Reference: http://www.ndif.org/Terms/Wistar_rats.html
    Reference: http://www.wistar.org/about_wistar/history.html
Tsu Dho Nimh
Local time: 16:16
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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