mole rat

A form of mole-rat — Any of the family Bathyergidae of burrowing rodents.

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bandicoot rat
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Meanings

nounmole rat (plural mole rats)

plural mole rats

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of mole-rat.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounburrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon

Similar
bandicoot rat
Broader
rat
Also see
bandicoot rat

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

mole rat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mole%20rat

MLA

“mole rat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mole%20rat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mole rat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mole%20rat.

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