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Talpidae

noun

moles

• Syn: ↑family Talpidae

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Insectivora, ↑order Insectivora

• Member Meronyms:

↑mole, ↑Condylura, ↑genus Condylura, ↑Parascalops, ↑genus Parascalops, ↑Uropsilus, ↑genus Uropsilus, ↑Neurotrichus, ↑genus Neurotrichus

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\\ˈtalpəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Talpa, type genus + -idae

: a family of insectivores (superfamily Soricoidea) including all moles except the golden and marsupial moles — see talpa

Useful english dictionary. 2012.