1. African rodent resembling a mole in habits and appearance
   "The African mole rat lived in complex underground colonies"
    
2. Furry short-limbed tailless rodent resembling a true mole in habits and appearance; of eastern Europe and Middle East
   "The mole rat burrowed through the soil, rarely coming to the surface"
    
3. Burrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon
   "The mole rat's scaly tail helped it navigate through narrow tunnels";
   - bandicoot rat

Derived forms: mole rats

Type of: gnawer, rat, rodent

Part of: Bathyergus, genus Bathyergus, genus Nesokia, genus Spalax, Nesokia, Spalax

Encyclopedia: Mole rat