sand rat

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sand rat - small nearly naked African mole rat of desert areasgnawer, rodent - relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawinggenus Heterocephalus, Heterocephalus - sand rats
	2.	sand rat - southern European gerbil Meriones longifronsgerbil, gerbille - small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leapinggenus Meriones, Meriones - a genus of Cricetidae