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Desert rat

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  1. 1
    One of various mouselike rodents species inhabiting deserts:; A gerbil (subfamily Gerbillinae) of the deserts of Africa and Asia
  2. 2
    any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae wordnet
  3. 3
    One of various mouselike rodents species inhabiting deserts:; A kangaroo rat (genus Dipodomys) from North America
  4. 4
    One of various mouselike rodents species inhabiting deserts:; A Natal multimammate mouse (Mastomys natalensis) from Africa
  5. 5
    One of various mouselike rodents species inhabiting deserts:; A jerboa, including those of species Jaculus orientalis and Jaculus jaculus (lesser Egyptian jerboa), which inhabit the desert regions of North Africa.
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  1. 6
    A British or Australian soldier who served in North Africa with the British 7th Armoured Division in 1941-42. historical, slang
  2. 7
    A wandering prospector. historical, slang

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