The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromσπᾰ́λᾰξ“Spalax microphthalmus”
- translingual · derived fromSpalacolestes
- English todayspalacolestine
From translingual Spalacolestes + -ine, from Ancient Greek σπᾰ́λᾰξ (spắlăx, “Spalax microphthalmus”) + λῃστής (lēistḗs, “pirate”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.