mole rat : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: mole rat	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for mole rat
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mole rat n African rodent resembling a mole in habits and appearance furry short-limbed tailless rodent resembling a true mole in habits and appearance; of eastern Europe and Middle East burrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon Synonym(s): bandicoot rat, mole rat
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Duck mole}. See under {Duck}. {Golden mole}. See {Chrysochlore}. {Mole cricket} (Zo[94]l.), an orthopterous insect of the genus {Gryllotalpa}, which excavates subterranean galleries, and throws up mounds of earth resembling those of the mole. It is said to do damage by injuring the roots of plants. The common European species ({Gryllotalpa vulgaris}), and the American ({G. borealis}), are the best known. {Mole rat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old World rodents of the genera {Spalax}, {Georychus}, and several allied genera. They are molelike in appearance and habits, and their eyes are small or rudimentary. {Mole shrew} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of short-tailed American shrews of the genus {Blarina}, esp. {B. brevicauda}. {Water mole}, the duck mole.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Slepez \Sle*pez"\, n. [Russ. sliepets'.] (Zo[94]l.) A burrowing rodent ({Spalax typhlus}), native of Russia and Asia Minor. It has the general appearance of a mole, and is destitute of eyes. Called also {mole rat}.