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
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One example that raises doubts is the fact that the blind mole rat does not see and still experiences REM sleep.
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Roberta McLain, Scientific American, 12 Dec. 2023
Looking at three data deficient species – the Upper Galilee Mountains blind mole rat, the Java lesser chevrotain, a hooved creature about the size of a rabbit, and the killer whale or orca – researchers determined the orca is most at risk for extinction and deserves the most immediate attention.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2023
In the largest-ever effort of its kind, researchers have sequenced the DNA of 240 mammals, including humans and 42 other species of primates and unusual creatures like the Upper Galilee Mountains blind mole rat.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2023
For a photographer who began his mission with that bucktoothed mole rat, Joel takes pleasure in smaller animals and insects.
—Joel Sartore, National Geographic, 20 Nov. 2020
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Roberta McLain, Scientific American, 12 Dec. 2023
Looking at three data deficient species – the Upper Galilee Mountains blind mole rat, the Java lesser chevrotain, a hooved creature about the size of a rabbit, and the killer whale or orca – researchers determined the orca is most at risk for extinction and deserves the most immediate attention.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2023
In the largest-ever effort of its kind, researchers have sequenced the DNA of 240 mammals, including humans and 42 other species of primates and unusual creatures like the Upper Galilee Mountains blind mole rat.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2023
For a photographer who began his mission with that bucktoothed mole rat, Joel takes pleasure in smaller animals and insects.
—Joel Sartore, National Geographic, 20 Nov. 2020
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“Mole rat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mole%20rat. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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