Definition of "desert rat" []

• A jerboa, including species such as Jaculus orientalis and the Lesser Egyptian Jerboa Jaculus jaculus, which inhabit the desert regions of North Africa. (noun)
• A British or Australian soldier who served in North Africa with the British 7th Armoured Division in 1941-42. (noun)

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