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The Collaborative International Dictionary
mole rat

Slepez \Sle*pez"\, n. [Russ. sliepets'.] (Zo["o]l.) A burrowing rodent ( Spalax typhlus), native of Russia and Asia Minor. It has the general appearance of a mole, and is destitute of eyes. Called also mole rat.

Wiktionary
mole rat

alt. Any of several small rodents in taxonomic families ''Bathyergidae'' and ''Spalacidae''. n. Any of several small rodents in taxonomic families ''Bathyergidae'' and ''Spalacidae''.

WordNet
mole rat

  1. n. African rodent resembling a mole in habits and appearance

  2. furry short-limbed tailless rodent resembling a true mole in habits and appearance; of eastern Europe and Middle East

  3. burrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon [syn: bandicoot rat]