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Meaning of desert rat | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. One of various mouselike rodents species inhabiting deserts:
  2. A gerbil (subfamily Gerbillinae) of the deserts of Africa and Asia
  3. A kangaroo rat (genus Dipodomys) from North America
  4. A Natal multimammate mouse (Mastomys natalensis) from Africa
  5. A jerboa, including those of species Jaculus orientalis and Jaculus jaculus (lesser Egyptian jerboa), which inhabit the desert regions of North Africa.
  6. A British or Australian soldier who served in North Africa with the British 7th Armoured Division in 1941-42.
    historical, slang
  7. A wandering prospector.
    historical, slang

Equivalents

Deutsch Rennmaus Wüstenrennmaus
Suomi aavikkojerbo aavikkorotta
Türkçe Arap tavşanı

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

desert rheumatism desert rock desert rose desert rue desert sand Desert Shores

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