desert rat
noun
- any of various small rodents, as the kangaroo rat, inhabiting arid regions.
- Chiefly Western U.S. one who lives in the desert, especially in order to prospect for gold or other valuable minerals.
- Informal. a soldier fighting in the N African desert in World War II, especially a British soldier.
noun
- a jerboa, Jaculus orientalis, inhabiting the deserts of N Africa
- British informal a soldier who served in North Africa with the British 7th Armoured Division in 1941–42
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