blesmol

noun

bles·​mol

ˈblesˌmȯl,

-mōl

variants or bles mole

ˈblesˌmōl

plural -s

: any of several grayish burrowing southern African rodents of Bathyergus and related genera that are very destructive to root crops

Word History

Etymology

Afrikaans blesmol, from bles blaze + mol mole, from Middle Dutch

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