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

2 senses of sand rat

Sense 1
sand rat -- (small nearly naked African mole rat of desert areas)
       => rodent, gnawer -- (relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing)

Sense 2
sand rat, Meriones longifrons -- (southern European gerbil)
       => gerbil, gerbille -- (small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping)