desert rat
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Noun
[edit]desert rat (plural desert rats)
- One of various mouselike rodents species inhabiting deserts:
- A gerbil (subfamily Gerbillinae) of the deserts of Africa and Asia
- A kangaroo rat (genus Dipodomys) from North America
- A Natal multimammate mouse (Mastomys natalensis) from Africa
- A jerboa, including those of species Jaculus orientalis and Jaculus jaculus (lesser Egyptian jerboa), which inhabit the desert regions of North Africa.
- A British or Australian soldier who served in North Africa with the British 7th Armoured Division in 1941-42.
Translations
[edit]one of various mouselike desert dwellers
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jerboa
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British or Australian soldier of 7th Armoured Division
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