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Noun

1. 1
   Any of the family Bathyergidae of burrowing rodents.
2. 2
   In the family Spalacidae:; Any of the genus Tachyoryctes of rodents.
3. 3
   In the family Spalacidae:; A blind mole-rat, also called fossorial mole-rats or subterranean mole-rats (subfamily Spalacinae).
4. 4
   In the family Spalacidae:; A zokor (only sometimes called mole-rats)
5. 5
   In the family Muridae:; short-tailed mole-rat (Nesokia indica).

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6. 6
   In the family Muridae:; Indian mole-rat (Bandicota bengalensis).
7. 7
   A naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber)

Synonyms

All synonyms

rat mole

Related phrases

Ankole African mole-ratDamaraland mole-ratblind mole-ratdesert mole ratnaked mole ratsandy blind mole-rat

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