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SPALAX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Spalax mean?
• SPALAX (noun)
The noun SPALAX has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Spalacidae
Familiarity information: SPALAX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Spalacidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Spalax; Spalax
Hypernyms ("Spalax" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Spalax"):
mole rat (furry short-limbed tailless rodent resembling a true mole in habits and appearance; of eastern Europe and Middle East)
Holonyms ("Spalax" is a member of...):
family Spalacidae; Spalacidae (mole rats)
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