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desert rat

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables
de-sert rat
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of various mouselike rodents species inhabiting deserts:

noun

One of various mouselike rodents species inhabiting deserts:

noun

One of various mouselike rodents species inhabiting deserts:

noun

One of various mouselike rodents species inhabiting deserts:

noun

A British or Australian soldier who served in North Africa with the British 7th Armoured Division in 1941-42.

Slang

noun

A wandering prospector.

Slang

Usage

Inflected Forms

desert rats (plural)

Synonyms

kangaroo rat dipodomys phillipsii

Questions

What does desert rat mean?
One of various mouselike rodents species inhabiting deserts:

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