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SPALAX

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Spalacidae

Synonyms:

genus Spalax; Spalax

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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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