zokor

English

Etymology

From dialectal Russian зо́кор (zókor), ultimately of Mongolic origin. See Russian цо́кор (cókor) for more.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈzoʊkɔɹ/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈzəʊkɔː/

Noun

zokor (plural zokors)

Any Asiatic burrowing rodent native to Central Asia, in the genera Myospalax and Eospalax.

Translations

an Asiatic burrowing rodent

Armenian: ցոկոր (cʻokor)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 鼢鼠 (zh) (fénshǔ, fěnshǔ)
Finnish: tsokori
German: Blindmull m
Italian: spalace m
Polish: zokor m, cokor (pl) m
Russian: цо́кор m (cókor), зо́кор (zókor) (dialectal)

References

zokor on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Myospalacinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Myospalacinae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons