slepez

slepez
\\ˈslə̇ˈpets\ noun (-es)
Etymology: Russian slepets, literally, blind one, from slepoĭ blind
: a mole rat (Spalax typhus)

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  • Slepez — Sle*pez , n. [Russ. sliepets .] (Zo[ o]l.) 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}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • slepez — sle·pez …   English syllables

  • mole rat — Slepez Sle*pez , n. [Russ. sliepets .] (Zo[ o]l.) 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}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Spalax typhlus — Slepez Sle*pez , n. [Russ. sliepets .] (Zo[ o]l.) 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}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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