desert rat

desert rat

n 1. (Animals) a jerboa, Jaculus orientalis, inhabiting the deserts of N Africa 2. (Military) informal Brit a soldier who served in North Africa with the British 7th Armoured Division in 1941–42

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desert rat - any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family HeteromyidaeDipodomys phillipsii, kangaroo ratpocket rat - any of various rodents with cheek pouchesDipodomys, genus Dipodomys - kangaroo ratsDipodomys ordi, Ord kangaroo rat - most widely distributed kangaroo rat: plains and mountain areas of central and western United States

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