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blesmol

blesmol noun: any sub-Saharan African rodent in the family Bathyergidae.

blesmol: any sub-Saharan African rodent in the family Bathyergidae
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Noun

blesmol (plural blesmols)

  1. Any sub-Saharan African rodent in the family Bathyergidae.
    Synonyms:
    bathyergid

Synonyms of blesmol

Forms of blesmol

pluralblesmols

Origin of blesmol

From Afrikaans blesmol, from bles (“blaze (fleck of colour on animal coat)”) + mol (“mole”). Compare blesbok.

Words formed from blesmol

Questions about blesmol

What does blesmol mean?
Blesmol means any sub-Saharan African rodent in the family Bathyergidae.
What part of speech is blesmol?
Blesmol is a noun.
What is the plural of blesmol?
The plural of blesmol is blesmols.

Words near blesmol in the dictionary

  1. blesboks
  2. blesbuck
  3. blesbucks
  4. Blesh
  5. Bleshes
  6. blesmol
  7. blesmols
  8. bless
  9. bless me
  10. bless my cotton socks
  11. bless my soul

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