Spalacidae

plural noun

Spa·​lac·​i·​dae

-asəˌdē

: a family of Old World muroid rodents comprising the mole rats and extinct related forms

spalacine

ˈspaləˌsīn

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Spalac-, Spalax, type genus + -idae

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