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pouched rat
noun
Definition of pouched rat
: any of several African murid rodents with cheek pouches: such as a or pouched gopher : pocket gopher b : kangaroo rat c : an African rodent of Cricetomys or the related genus Sarcostomus d : a spiny pocket mouse (Heteromys melanoleucus)
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