mole rat
or mole-rat, mole·rat
[ mohl-rat ]
/ ˈmoʊlˌræt /
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noun
any of several eastern European burrowing rodents, especially those of the genus Spalax, having no tail, short limbs, and small eyes with permanently closed lids.
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Origin of mole rat
First recorded in 1775–85
Words nearby mole rat
mole drain, mole fraction, molehill, mole mapping, mole plow, mole rat, mole run, moleskin, moleskins, molest, molestation
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British Dictionary definitions for mole rat
mole rat
noun
any burrowing molelike African rodent of the family Bathyergidae
any similar rodent, esp any member of the genus Spalax, of Asia and North Africa: family Spalacidae
the bandicoot ratSee bandicoot (def. 2)
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