sand rat

noun

: any of various rodents native to sandy or desert areas: such as

a

: pocket gopher

b

: either of two small nearly naked African mole rats (genus Heterocephalus)

c

: any of several African cricetid rodents (genus Psammomys)

d

: a southern European rodent (Meriones longifrons) related to the typical gerbils

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