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Definition of Golden mole
1. Noun. Mole of southern Africa having iridescent guard hairs mixed with the underfur.
Definition of Golden mole
1. Noun. any of several small, insectivorous burrowing mammals, of the family ''Chrysochloridae'', native to southern Africa ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Golden Mole
Literary usage of Golden mole
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"... or golden mole of South Africa, ... golden mole. Same as Cape mole (a).— Oregon
mole, a large mole, ..."
2. The White River Badlands by Cleophas Cisney O'Harra (1920)
"The identification of fossil remains of the golden mole in South Dakota brought
up certain important questions and speculations. True moles (Talpidae) are ..."
3. Organic Evolution: A Text Book by Richard Swann Lull (1917)
"... of a bone (os falciforme) which increases the breadth of the palm materially (see
Fig. 57). In the golden mole IV ... after Beddard; B, golden mole, ..."
4. Proceedings by Zoological Society of London (1905)
"Mr. Oldfield Thomas, FRS, exhibited examples of a new golden mole from Knysna,
Cape Colony, which had been obtained liv Mr. (¡rant in connection with Mr. CD ..."
5. American Types of Animal Life by St. George Jackson Mivart (1891)
"THE golden mole. there seems to be no essential generic relationship between some
of the burrowing rodents. The foregoing animals are by universal consent ..."
6. British Museum Guides: Vertrbrates by British Museum (Natural History) (1906)
"B IV A, Fore-foot of Mole. B, Fore-foot of golden mole. The digits are distinguished
by numerals, the fifth being absent in the golden mole. ..."
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