mole rat

or mole-rat, mole·rat

[ mohl-rat ]

/ ˈmoʊlˌræt /

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.

bandicoot(def 2).

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Origin of mole rat

First recorded in 1775–85

Words nearby mole rat

mole cricket, mole drain, mole fraction, mole mapping, mole plow, mole rat, mole run, mole salamander, molech, molecular, molecular astronomy

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Example sentences from the Web for mole rat

But the Mole-rat lives mostly upon roots, preferring those of a bulbous nature.
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A better term for it is the Mole-rat, by which name it is familiar to zoologists.
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The Mole-rat needs not to dig such deep tunnels as the true Moles, because its food does not lie so deep.
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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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