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