Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of American shrew-moles of the subfamily Talpinæ, having the median upper incisors enlarged and rodent-like, the nose not fringed, and the dental formula 3 incisors, 1 canine, 3 premolars, and 3 molars on each side above, and 2 incisors, no canine, 3 premolars, and 3 molars on each side below.
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Muhula, "and he" also presented him with a chariot and a banner with nine scalops.
China Demetrius Charles Boulger 1890
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