molerat
noun
1.
any of several eastern European burrowing rodents, especially those of the genus Spalax, having no tail, short limbs, and small eyes with permanently closed lids.
2.
bandicoot ( def 2 ).
Also, mole-rat, mole·rat.
Origin:
1775–85
1775–85
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| mole rat | |
| —n | |
| 1. | any burrowing molelike African rodent of the family Bathyergidae |
| 2. | any similar rodent, esp any member of the genus Spalax, of Asia and North Africa: family Spalacidae |
| 3. | See bandicoot the bandicoot rat |
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Molerat
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