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MOLE RAT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Burrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon
Synonyms:
bandicoot rat; mole rat
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("mole rat" is a kind of...):
rat (any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse)
Holonyms ("mole rat" is a member of...):
genus Nesokia; Nesokia (bandicoot rats)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Furry short-limbed tailless rodent resembling a true mole in habits and appearance; of eastern Europe and Middle East
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("mole rat" is a kind of...):
gnawer; rodent (relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing)
Holonyms ("mole rat" is a member of...):
genus Spalax; Spalax (type genus of the Spalacidae)
Sense 3
Meaning:
African rodent resembling a mole in habits and appearance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("mole rat" is a kind of...):
gnawer; rodent (relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing)
Holonyms ("mole rat" is a member of...):
Bathyergus; genus Bathyergus (mole rats)
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