desert ratとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

desert rat (複数形 desert rats)

1. One of various mouselike rodents species inhabiting deserts:
   1. A gerbil (subfamily Gerbillinae) of the deserts of Africa and Asia
   2. A kangaroo rat (genus Dipodomys) from North America
   3. A Natal multimammate mouse (Mastomys natalensis) from Africa
   4. A jerboa, including those of species Jaculus orientalis and Jaculus jaculus (lesser Egyptian jerboa), which inhabit the desert regions of North Africa.
2. A British or Australian soldier who served in North Africa with the British 7th Armoured Division in 1941-42.

参考

• Wikipedia article on the Desert Rats
• Wikipedia article on the jerboa

アナグラム

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