sand rat

sand rat
noun
1. small nearly naked African mole rat of desert areas
Hypernyms: ↑rodent, ↑gnawer
Member Holonyms: ↑Heterocephalus, ↑genus Heterocephalus
2. southern European gerbil
Hypernyms: ↑gerbil, ↑gerbille
Member Holonyms: ↑Meriones, ↑genus Meriones

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noun
: any of various rodents native to sandy or desert areas: as
b. : either of two small nearly naked African mole rats (genus Heterocephalus)
c. : any of several African cricetid rodents (genus Psammomys)
d. : a southern European rodent (Meriones longifrons) related to the typical gerbils

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1. gerbil.
3. any of various desert rodents.
[1775-85]

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sand rat,
1. a pocket gopher found in sandy areas on the western coast of North America.
2. any one of several rodents found in sandy areas, such as the gerbil.

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