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naked mole rat

Syllabification: (na·ked mole rat)
Definition of naked mole rat

noun

  • a blind and hairless mole rat living in large underground colonies in eastern Africa. The colony structure is similar to that of social insects, with only one pair breeding and most other individuals acting as workers.
    • Heterocephalus glaber, family Bathyergidae

naked mole rat in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of naked mole rat in the British & World English dictionary