mole rat
noun
: any of various burrowing Old World rodents (as of the families Bathyergidae and Muridae) that generally resemble moles in appearance and have large often protruding incisors used for digging compare naked mole rat
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Based on the best-selling book by Mo Willems, this animated musical extravaganza celebrates acceptance through a story about a mole rat who decides to get dressed. 
Olivia Mccormack, Washington Post, 30 June 2022 The reserve is also home to the endangered sandy blind mole rat, the Black Sea bottlenose dolphin, rare flowers, countless mollusks, dozens of species of fish — and, in recent weeks, an invading military. New York Times, 13 Apr. 2022 Naked mole rat blood vessels stay springy throughout life. Max G. Levy, Wired, 24 May 2021 Other labs are analyzing the animals’ gut microbiome or tinkering with reprogrammed mole rat stem cells. Max G. Levy, Wired, 24 May 2021 Scientists want to sort out what to tweak in our biology to mimic the mole rat’s longevity. Max G. Levy, Wired, 24 May 2021 Mike Davies, director of Intel’s Neuromorphic Computing Lab, described Pohoiki Springs as having the computational intelligence of about a mole rat, with the equivalent of 100 million neurons inside of it. Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 18 Mar. 2020 The highveld mole rat is immune to the pungency of mustard, radishes, and wasabi. Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper's magazine, 22 July 2019 One hundred million simulated neurons would be on par with the Ansell’s mole rat, described as a species of rodent native to Zambia that's noted for its tunnels that can stretch over two kilometers long. Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 15 July 2019 See More
Olivia Mccormack, Washington Post, 30 June 2022 The reserve is also home to the endangered sandy blind mole rat, the Black Sea bottlenose dolphin, rare flowers, countless mollusks, dozens of species of fish — and, in recent weeks, an invading military. New York Times, 13 Apr. 2022 Naked mole rat blood vessels stay springy throughout life. Max G. Levy, Wired, 24 May 2021 Other labs are analyzing the animals’ gut microbiome or tinkering with reprogrammed mole rat stem cells. Max G. Levy, Wired, 24 May 2021 Scientists want to sort out what to tweak in our biology to mimic the mole rat’s longevity. Max G. Levy, Wired, 24 May 2021 Mike Davies, director of Intel’s Neuromorphic Computing Lab, described Pohoiki Springs as having the computational intelligence of about a mole rat, with the equivalent of 100 million neurons inside of it. Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 18 Mar. 2020 The highveld mole rat is immune to the pungency of mustard, radishes, and wasabi. Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper's magazine, 22 July 2019 One hundred million simulated neurons would be on par with the Ansell’s mole rat, described as a species of rodent native to Zambia that's noted for its tunnels that can stretch over two kilometers long. Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 15 July 2019 See More Word History
First Known Use
1781, in the meaning defined above