mole rat
noun
: 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
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Siegfried references a blind mole rat being able to see things better than James’s defunct X-ray machine, and Mrs. Hall picks it up, comparing Siegfried to an angry blind mole rat furiously digging a tunnel that is swiftly collapsing behind him.
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Alice Burton, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2026
One example that raises doubts is the fact that the blind mole rat does not see and still experiences REM sleep.
—Roberta McLain, Scientific American, 12 Dec. 2023
In the largest-ever effort of its kind, researchers have sequenced the DNA of 240 mammals, including humans and 42 other species of primates and unusual creatures like the Upper Galilee Mountains blind mole rat.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2023
Not only did each mole rat have its own vocal signature, but each colony had its own distinct dialect, which was passed down, culturally, over generations.
—Emily Anthes, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2022
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Alice Burton, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2026
One example that raises doubts is the fact that the blind mole rat does not see and still experiences REM sleep.
—Roberta McLain, Scientific American, 12 Dec. 2023
In the largest-ever effort of its kind, researchers have sequenced the DNA of 240 mammals, including humans and 42 other species of primates and unusual creatures like the Upper Galilee Mountains blind mole rat.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2023
Not only did each mole rat have its own vocal signature, but each colony had its own distinct dialect, which was passed down, culturally, over generations.
—Emily Anthes, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2022
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“Mole rat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mole%20rat. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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