zokor

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US/ˈzoʊkɔɹ/UK/ˈzəʊkɔː/

noun

Any Asiatic burrowing rodent native to Central Asia, in the genera Myospalax and Eospalax.

OriginRussian зо́кор ← Mongolic →
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Meanings

nounzokor (plural zokors)

plural zokors

  1. Any Asiatic burrowing rodent native to Central Asia, in the genera Myospalax and Eospalax.

Origin

  1. Mongolic
  2. Russianзо́кор
  3. Englishzokor

From dialectal Russian зо́кор (zókor), ultimately of Mongolic origin. See Russian цо́кор (cókor) for more.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 鼢鼠
  • 鼢鼠 (fénshǔ, fěnshǔ)an Asiatic burrowing rodent
Finnish tsokori
  • tsokorian Asiatic burrowing rodent
German Blindmull
  • Blindmullan Asiatic burrowing rodent
Italian spalace
  • spalacean Asiatic burrowing rodent
Polish zokor, cokor
  • zokoran Asiatic burrowing rodent
  • cokoran Asiatic burrowing rodent
Russian цо́кор, зо́кор
  • цо́кор (cókor)an Asiatic burrowing rodent
  • зо́кор (zókor)an Asiatic burrowing rodent
Cite this entry
APA

zokor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zokor

MLA

“zokor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zokor. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zokor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zokor.

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