Burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America.
1Magawa, a giant African pouched rat, has discovered 39 landmines and 28 items of unexploded ordnance since he was trained by charity APOPO.
2Training pouched rats requires little human skill since they only have to be exposed to the smell they need to recognize, Abraham said.
Translations for pouched rat