Meanings
nounmole-rat (plural mole-rats)
plural mole-rats · alternative mole rat
- Any of the family Bathyergidae of burrowing rodents.
- In the family Spalacidae:
- Any of the genus Tachyoryctes of rodents.
- A blind mole-rat, also called fossorial mole-rats or subterranean mole-rats (subfamily Spalacinae).
- A zokor (only sometimes called mole-rats)
- In the family Muridae:
- short-tailed mole-rat (Nesokia indica).
- Indian mole-rat (Bandicota bengalensis).
- A naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber)
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Arabic خُلْد
- خُلْد (ḵuld)rodent
Catalan rata talp
- rata talprodent
Finnish myyrikkö, maamyyrärotta
- myyrikkörodent
- maamyyrärottarodent
- juurirottarodent
- juurimyllikäsrodent
- sokkomyllikäsrodent
- sokkohiirirodent
French rat-taupe, rate-taupe
- rat-tauperodent
- rate-tauperodent
German Mull
- Mullrodent
Greek τυφλοπόντικας
- τυφλοπόντικας (tyflopóntikas)rodent
Hebrew חולד
- חולד (choléd)rodent
Indonesian tikus mondok
- tikus mondokrodent
Italian spalace, ratto talpa
- spalacerodent
- ratto talparodent
Latvian kurmis
- kurmisrodent
Lithuanian kurmis
- kurmisrodent
Polish kretoszczur
- kretoszczurrodent
Portuguese rato-toupeira
- rato-toupeirarodent
Romanian șobolan cârtiță, orbeț
- șobolan cârtițărodent
- orbețrodent
Russian слепы́ш
- слепы́ш (slepýš)rodent
Spanish rata topo
- rata toporodent
Swahili fuko
- fukorodent
Tagalog dagang-lupa
- dagang-luparodent
Cite this entry
APA
mole-rat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mole-rat
MLA
“mole-rat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mole-rat. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mole-rat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mole-rat.
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