desert rat
English
Noun
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 (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template.) from Africa
- A jerboa, including species such as Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. and the lesser Egyptian jerboa, Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template., 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
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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