woestijnrat
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compound of woestijn (“desert”) + rat (“rat”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
woestijnrat f (plural woestijnratten, diminutive woestijnratje n)
- gerbil, any member of the Gerbillinae.
- (historical) desert rat, soldier under British command in North Africa during WWII
- desert survivalist, somebody who's at home in the desert