Spalax

Japanese: Spalax
Spalax

…General term for a mammal of the genus Spalax in the family Muridae and order Rodentia, which resembles a mole (order Insectivora) in both appearance and habits. Five species are found in the area from southeastern Europe to Greece and the Volga River, on the plains north of the Caspian Sea and the Balkan Peninsula, and from Asia Minor to Egypt and northern Libya.

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Japanese:

…姿,習性ともモグラ(食虫目)によく似るが,齧歯(げつし)目ネズミ科メクラネズミ属Spalaxの哺乳類の総称。ヨーロッパ南東部からギリシア,ボルガ川まで,カスピ海北の平原およびバルカン半島,小アジアからエジプト,リビア北部までに5種が分布している。…

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