Noun: pouched rat pawcht rat
- Burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America
"The pouched rat stored seeds in its expandable cheek pouches";
- gopher, pocket gopher
Derived forms: pouched rats
Type of: pocket rat
Part of: family Geomyidae, Geomyidae
Encyclopedia: Pouched rat