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talpid en · NOUN

Etymology

From scientific Latin Talpidae (family name), ultimately from Latin talpa (“mole”).

Meanings

  1. A member of the family Talpidae, comprising moles.
    • The several species of small mammals found at Tagay, such as dormice, talpids and hedgehogs, show close affinities to European taxa. 2016 November 16, Hanneke Meijer, “Sunny steppes? A tiny parrot fossil suggests Siberia was once subtropical”, in The Guardian:

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