Definitions for naked mole rat

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

na′ked mole′ rat`(n.)

  1. a nearly hairless rodent, Heterocephalus glaber, of E African dry steppes and savannas, living entirely underground in a colony of specialized workers and a single breeding female.

    Category: Mammals

Princeton's WordNet

  1. naked mole rat(noun)

    fetal-looking colonial rodent of East Africa; neither mole nor rat; they feed on tubers and have a social structure similar to that of honeybees and termites

Wiktionary

  1. naked mole rat(Noun)

    A burrowing rodent (Heterocephalus glaber), native to parts of East Africa.


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