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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A mole rat (Heterocephalus glaber) of the family Bathyergidae, having smooth pinkish skin with sparse sensory hairs, living in large underground colonies, and found in eastern Africa.
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- noun A burrowing
rodent (Heterocephalus glaber), native to parts of East Africa.
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- 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
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bilby commented on the word naked mole rat
Fetal-looking? WeirdNet lives on!
December 13, 2009
bilby commented on the word naked mole rat
I think they're kinda cute.
December 13, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word naked mole rat
Hey, that mole rat can't help being nekkid!
December 13, 2009
mollusque commented on the word naked mole rat
Naked mole rats don't get cancer. However, they can die of embarrassment.
December 13, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word naked mole rat
Thanks for the link, mollusque! Very interesting article.
December 14, 2009
jennarenn commented on the word naked mole rat
You must read the Mo Williams book, "Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed". Too cute.
December 14, 2009
jennarenn commented on the word naked mole rat
Hee. I love that one of the visuals is the book I mentioned. :)
October 29, 2011
sionnach commented on the word naked mole rat
OMG. It's jennarenn! O bliss, o rapture!
October 29, 2011