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Noun	1.	sand rat - small nearly naked African mole rat of desert areas gnawer, rodent - relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing genus Heterocephalus, Heterocephalus - sand rats
	2.	sand rat - southern European gerbil Meriones longifrons gerbil, gerbille - small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping genus Meriones, Meriones - a genus of Cricetidae

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Bathyergidae Bathyergus family Bathyergidae genus Bathyergus genus Heterocephalus genus Meriones gerbil gerbille gnawer Heterocephalus Hystricomorpha Meriones Meriones longifrons rodent suborder Hystricomorpha			First place for the family division was Gilger's team, followed by the Atlantic Pacific Misfits taking second and the Sand Rats in third. SAND, SKILL ADD UP TO ART CREATIONS: SPECIALISTS COMPETE IN CONTEST by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) Which animal, often kept as a pet, is known as the Sand Rat or Desert Kangaroo? pub quiz by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England) The similarities between the development of metabolic disturbances in the sand rat and humans make the Israeli sand rat the perfect model to explore the underlying genetic reasons for human obesity and diabetes. Australian researchers discover new appetite regulating gene by BIOTECH Patent News			Sand hill sand hopper Sand hornet sand lance Sand lark sand launce sand leek sand lily sand lizard sand martin Sand mole Sand monitor Sand mouse sand myrtle sand painting Sand partridge sand pear sand phlox Sand picture Sand pike Sand pillar Sand pipe sand prey Sand pride Sand pump sand rat sand reed Sand rock Sand runner sand sage Sand saucer Sand screw sand sedge sand shark sand shrimp Sand skink Sand skipper Sand smelt sand snake Sand snipe sand sole sand spurry Sand star sand stargazer Sand storm Sand sucker Sand swallow sand table sand tiger sand trap Sand tube			sand pavement sand pear Sand perch Sand perch Sand perch sand phlox Sand picture Sand pike Sand pike sand pile Sand pillar Sand pipe Sand pipe Sand pit Sand pit sand plain sand plate sand pocket Sand Point Arts & Cultural Exchange Sand Point Municipal Airport sand prey Sand pride Sand pump Sand pump Sand Puppy Sand Puppy Sand Puppy sand rash sand rash sand rash sand rat sand reed sand reef sand reel sand return Sand Ridge Sand Ridge Charter School Sand Ridge Secure Treatment Center Sand Ridge State Forest Sand Ridge, New York Sand River Sand Rock Sand Rock, Alabama sand roll sand roll sand run Sand runner sand sage sand sagebrush Sand saucer Sand screw Sand sea sand sedge sand sedge Sand separator sand shadow sand shark sand shark

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