mole rat

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mole rat

noun

Definition of MOLE RAT

: any of various burrowing Old World rodents (as of the families Bathyergidae and Muridae) that generally resemble moles in appearance and have large often protruding incisors used for digging — compare naked mole rat

First Known Use of MOLE RAT

1781

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