sand rat
English
Noun
sand
rat
(
plural
sand rats
)
Any of the
rodents
in the
genus
Psammomys
, related to
gerbils
.
A
geomyoid rodent
, especially the
camass rat
(
Thomomys bulbivorus
).
Derived terms
(
Psammomys
)
:
fat sand rat
lesser sand rat
pale sand rat
thin sand rat