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desert rat
noun
1.
any of various small rodents, as the kangaroo rat, inhabiting arid regions.
2.
Chiefly Western U.S. one who lives in the desert, especially in order to prospect for gold or other valuable minerals.
3.
Informal. a soldier fighting in the N African desert in World War II, especially a British soldier.
Origin:
1905–10, Americanism
1905–10, Americanism
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Desert rat
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| desert rat | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a jerboa, Jaculus orientalis, inhabiting the deserts of N Africa |
| 2. | informal (Brit) a soldier who served in North Africa with the British 7th Armoured Division in 1941--42 |
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