talpid

English

Etymology

From scientific Latin Talpidae (family name), ultimately from Latin talpa (“mole”).

Noun

talpid (plural talpids)

1. (zoology) A member of the family Talpidae, comprising moles and related insectivorous mammals.
   • 2016 November 16, Hanneke Meijer, “Sunny steppes? A tiny parrot fossil suggests Siberia was once subtropical”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     The several species of small mammals found at Tagay, such as dormice, talpids and hedgehogs, show close affinities to European taxa.

Translations

Translations

• Italian: talpide (it)