- laboratory animals
- animals that are used in experiments in laboratories
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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Laboratory animal sources — Animals used by laboratories for testing purposes are largely supplied by dealers who specialize in selling them to universities, medical and veterinary schools, and companies that provide contract animal testing services. It is comparatively… … Wikipedia
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laboratory — noun (C) a special room or building in which a scientist tests and prepares substances: a research laboratory | laboratory experiments/animals etc tests on laboratory animals see also: language laboratory … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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