Looking for a word for a rodent

Question

I am looking for a name of a rodent. It is two words of three letters each. The rodent is somehow related to the rat and guinea pig and "it is not white coated despite its name". The question comes from the game IAssociate, so the rodent is probably popular in the United States.

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 29 '11 at 18:27

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The phrase you are looking for is "lab rat." The hint about "white-coated" comes from the stereotypical white coat worn by researchers in laboratories.

answered Sep 29 '11 at 18:27

Kit Z. Fox

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Thanks! That was it! Now that you told me the word it seems so obvious:-) – pajton Sep 29 '11 at 18:34

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 29 '11 at 18:29

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I think they are looking for "lab rat"

answered Sep 29 '11 at 18:29

Kimvais

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Thank you, though I'll accept the Kith's answer because he was first. – pajton Sep 29 '11 at 18:34
Actually, Kit is a she (I made the same mistake once, because I hadn't gone into chat before, and also I had just read Dickens' The Old Curiosity Shop.) The ḫ at the end of her name is a quirk, not really part of her pronounced name, AFAIK. – Daniel Sep 29 '11 at 19:17
Ooops, sorry then. I do not have enough reputation to edit the comment though:) – pajton Oct 01 '11 at 12:59

Looking for a word for a rodent

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