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zokor

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ˈzoʊkɔɹ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈzəʊkɔː/

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ցոկոր (cʻokor) — an Asiatic burrowing rodent
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鼢鼠 (fénshǔ, fěnshǔ) — an Asiatic burrowing rodent
  • Finnish: tsokori — an Asiatic burrowing rodent
  • German: Blindmull — an Asiatic burrowing rodent
  • Italian: spalace — an Asiatic burrowing rodent
  • Polish: zokor — an Asiatic burrowing rodent
  • Polish: cokor — an Asiatic burrowing rodent
  • Russian: цо́кор (cókor) — an Asiatic burrowing rodent
  • Russian: зо́кор (zókor) — an Asiatic burrowing rodent