This clue, “Burrowing rodent”, has shown up in various puzzles, and each of the answers below was used to solve it. These entries are drawn from authentic puzzle data and solving history.
Answers:
- GERBIL
- MOLERAT
- HAMSTER
- GOPHER
- VOLE
- MOLE
- CHIPMUNK
- MARMOT
- GROUNDSQUIRREL
- ENDURE
- AGOUTI
- RAT
- PACA
Synonyms and Definitions
GERBIL
- Synonyms: gerbille
GOPHER
- Synonyms: goffer, gopher tortoise, gopher turtle, gopherus polypemus, ground squirrel, minnesotan, pocket gopher, pouched rat, spermophile
VOLE
- Synonyms: field mouse
MOLE
- Synonyms: breakwater, bulwark, counterspy, gram molecule, groin, groyne, jetty, mol, seawall
ENDURE
- Synonyms: abide, bear, brave, brave out, brook, die hard, digest, go, hold out, hold up, last, live, live on, persist, prevail, put up, run, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, survive, tolerate, wear, weather
- Definition: Tolerate something or someone that is unpleasant.
AGOUTI
- Synonyms: dasyprocta aguti
RAT
- Synonyms: betray, betrayer, blabber, blackleg, bum, crumb, denounce, dirty dog, fink, git, give away, grass, informer, lowlife, puke, rotter, scab, scum bag, shit, shop, skunk, snitch, so-and-so, squealer, stag, stinker, stinkpot, strikebreaker, tell on
- Definition: any rodent that is similar to, but larger than a mouse, and has a long tail.
PACA
- Synonyms: cuniculus paca