desert rat

== English == === Noun === desert rat (plural desert rats) One of various mouselike rodents species inhabiting deserts: A gerbil (subfamily Gerbillinae) of the deserts of Africa and Asia A kangaroo rat (genus Dipodomys) from North America A Natal multimammate mouse (Mastomys natalensis) from Africa A jerboa, including those of species Jaculus orientalis and Jaculus jaculus (lesser Egyptian jerboa), which inhabit the desert regions of North Africa. (historical, slang) A British or Australian soldier who served in North Africa with the British 7th Armoured Division in 1941-42. (historical, slang) A wandering prospector. ==== Translations ==== === See also === Wikipedia article on the Desert Rats Wikipedia article on the jerboa === Anagrams === restarted, retardest