mole-rat

noun — 7 senses

mole-rat

noun
7 senses
  1. 1Any of the family Bathyergidae of burrowing rodents.
  2. 2Any of the genus Tachyoryctes of rodents.
  3. 3A blind mole-rat, also called fossorial mole-rats or…
  4. 4A zokor (only sometimes called mole-rats)
  5. 5short-tailed mole-rat (Nesokia indica).
  6. 6Indian mole-rat (Bandicota bengalensis).
  7. 7A naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber)
1

Any of the family Bathyergidae of burrowing rodents.

› In the family Spalacidae:

2

Any of the genus Tachyoryctes of rodents.

3

A blind mole-rat, also called fossorial mole-rats or subterranean mole-rats (subfamily Spalacinae).

4

A zokor (only sometimes called mole-rats)

› In the family Muridae:

5

short-tailed mole-rat (Nesokia indica).

6

Indian mole-rat (Bandicota bengalensis).

7

A naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber)

Derived terms
Ankole African mole-rat, blind mole-rat, Damaraland mole-rat, desert mole rat, naked mole rat, sandy blind mole-rat

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