| NOUN | animal | mole rat | African rodent resembling a mole in habits and appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| animal | mole rat | furry short-limbed tailless rodent resembling a true mole in habits and appearance | |
| animal | mole rat, bandicoot rat | burrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon |
| Meaning | African rodent resembling a mole in habits and appearance. | |
|---|---|---|
| Member of | Bathyergus, genus Bathyergus | mole rats |
| Broader | rodent, gnawer | relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing |
| Spanish | rata topo | |
| Catalan | rata talpera | |
| Meaning | furry short-limbed tailless rodent resembling a true mole in habits and appearance; of eastern Europe and Middle East. | |
|---|---|---|
| Member of | Spalax, genus Spalax | type genus of the Spalacidae |
| Broader | rodent, gnawer | relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing |
| Meaning | burrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | bandicoot rat | |
| Member of | Nesokia, genus Nesokia | bandicoot rats |
| Broader | rat | Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger / larger than a mouse |
| Spanish | rata bandicut, rata topo | |
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