queen mole rat meaning

UK /kwiːn məʊl ræt/ US /kwin moʊl ræt/ 3 syllables

queen mole rat (noun): an especially large mole rat and the only member of a colony of naked mole rats to bear offspring which are sired by only a few males.

Definition of queen mole rat

  1. an especially large mole rat and the only member of a colony of naked mole rats to bear offspring which are sired by only a few males

    Synonyms: queen

    Type of: naked mole rat

How to pronounce queen mole rat

queen mole rat is pronounced /kwiːn məʊl ræt/ in British English and /kwin moʊl ræt/ in American English. It has 3 syllables.

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