spalax typhlus

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spalax typhlus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Slepez \Sle*pez"\, n. [Russ. sliepets'.] (Zool.)
     A burrowing rodent (Spalax typhlus), native of Russia and
     Asia Minor. It has the general appearance of a mole, and is
     destitute of eyes. Called also mole rat.
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  Zemni \Zem"ni\, n. (Zool.)
     The blind mole rat (Spalax typhlus), native of Eastern
     Europe and Asia. Its eyes and ears are rudimentary, and its
     fur is soft and brownish, more or less tinged with gray. It
     constructs extensive burrows.
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