English noun: mole rat | |||
1. | mole rat (animal) African rodent resembling a mole in habits and appearance | ||
Broader (hypernym) | gnawer, rodent | ||
Member meronym | Bathyergus, genus Bathyergus | ||
2. | mole rat (animal) furry short-limbed tailless rodent resembling a true mole in habits and appearance; of eastern Europe and Middle East | ||
Broader (hypernym) | gnawer, rodent | ||
Member meronym | genus Spalax, Spalax | ||
3. | mole rat (animal) burrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon | ||
Synonyms | bandicoot rat | ||
Broader (hypernym) | rat | ||
Member meronym | genus Nesokia, Nesokia | ||