zemmi

noun

zem·​mi

ˈzemē

variants or zemni

-mnē

plural -s

: a large eastern European mole rat (Spalax typhlus)

Word History

Etymology

Russian dialect (shchenyuk) zemny, literally, earth puppy, from shchenyuk puppy + zemny of earth, from zemlya earth; akin to Latin humus earth

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