"blesmol" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blesmols [plural]
Etymology: From Afrikaans blesmol, from bles (“blaze (fleck of colour on animal coat)”) + mol (“mole”). Compare blesbok. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|af|blesmol}} Afrikaans blesmol Head templates: {{en-noun}} blesmol (plural blesmols)
  1. Any mole-rat in the family Bathyergidae. Wikipedia link: Georges-Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon, blesmol Categories (lifeform): Phiomorphs Derived forms: Damaraland blesmol
    Sense id: en-blesmol-en-noun-mAkIhOtg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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