mole rat

mole rat

M0371000 (mōl)n.1. Any of several furry burrowing rodents of the genus Spalax and related genera in the family Spalacidae, having short limbs and reduced eyes and found in eastern Europe, central Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.2. Any of several burrowing rodents of the family Bathyergidae, having short limbs and reduced eyes and found in sub-Saharan Africa.

mole rat

n 1. (Animals) any burrowing molelike African rodent of the family Bathyergidae 2. (Animals) any similar rodent, esp any member of the genus Spalax, of Asia and North Africa: family Spalacidae 3. (Animals) the bandicoot rat. See bandicoot²

Thesaurus

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 gnawingBathyergus, 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 Eastgnawer, rodent - relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawinggenus Spalax, Spalax - type genus of the Spalacidae
	3.	mole rat - burrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylonbandicoot ratrat - any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mousegenus Nesokia, Nesokia - bandicoot rats