slepez

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noun

A type of mole rat, Spalax microphthalmus.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounslepez (plural not attested)
  1. archaicno pluralbiologyA type of mole rat, Spalax microphthalmus.

Origin

  1. Russianслепец“blind man; mole rat”
  2. Englishslepez

From Russian слепец (slepec, “blind man; mole rat”).

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slepez,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slepez.

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