Noun: sand rat
- Small nearly naked African mole rat of desert areas
"The sand rat adapted well to its harsh desert environment"
- Southern European gerbil
"Sand rats burrow in the sandy Mediterranean coastal regions";
- Meriones longifrons
Derived forms: sand rats
Type of: gerbil, gerbille, gnawer, rodent
Part of: genus Heterocephalus, genus Meriones, Heterocephalus, Meriones
Encyclopedia: Sand rat