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morris water maze

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables
mor-ris wa-ter -maze
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A circular pool used in experiments, usually on rodents, where the animal is supposed to find an invisible or visible platform that allows it to escape the water.

Etymology

Conceived in 1981 by Richard G. Morris of the University of St Andrews.

Inflected Forms

Morris water mazes (plural)

Questions

What does morris water maze mean?
A circular pool used in experiments, usually on rodents, where the animal is supposed to find an invisible or visible platform that allows it to escape the water.
Where does morris water maze come from?
Conceived in 1981 by Richard G. Morris of the University of St Andrews.

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