Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun mole_rat

3 senses of mole rat

Sense 1
mole rat -- (African rodent resembling a mole in habits and appearance)
       => rodent, gnawer -- (relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing)

Sense 2
mole rat -- (furry short-limbed tailless rodent resembling a true mole in habits and appearance; of eastern Europe and Middle East)
       => rodent, gnawer -- (relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing)

Sense 3
bandicoot rat, mole rat -- (burrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon)
       => rat -- (any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse)