talpa, ae, f. (masc., Verg. G. 1, 183) [root scalp-; Gr. σκάλοψ; cf. Lat.: scalpo, scalprum],
a mole, Cic. Ac. 2 ( Luc. ), 25, 81; Plin. 9, 7, 6, § 17; 10, 69, 88, § 191; 30, 5, 12, § 38; Sen. Q. N. 3, 16, 5; Isid. Orig. 12, 3.
talpa ae, f (m, V.) SCARP-, a mole , C., V. ...
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·noun A genus of small insectivores including the common European mole. ...
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