mole rat (m l)n. 1. Any of several furry, short-limbed, tailless burrowing rodents of the genus Spalax, found in eastern Europe and the Middle East. 2. Any of various similar molelike rodents of the family Bathyergidae and especially of the genus Bathyergus, found from South Africa to Kenya. |
mole rat
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1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any burrowing molelike African rodent of the family Bathyergidae
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any similar rodent, esp any member of the genus Spalax, of Asia and North Africa: family Spalacidae
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for bandicoot rat (see bandicoot (sense 2))
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| Noun | 1. |  mole rat - African rodent resembling a mole in habits and appearancegnawer, rodent - relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing Bathyergus, genus Bathyergus - mole rats |
| 2. | mole rat - furry short-limbed tailless rodent resembling a true mole in habits and appearance; of eastern Europe and Middle East gnawer, rodent - relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing genus Spalax, Spalax - type genus of the Spalacidae | |
| 3. |  mole rat - burrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylonrat - any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse genus Nesokia, Nesokia - bandicoot rats |
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