Talpa

See also: talpa and talpă

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin talpa (“mole”).

Proper noun

Talpa f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Talpidae – insectivore mammals; typical moles.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Soricomorpha - order; Talpidae - family; Talpinae - subfamily; Talpini - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Talpa europaea - type species

Derived terms

• Carpitalpa
• Chlorotalpa
• Chrysospalax
• Eremitalpa

References

• Talpa (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Talpa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Talpa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Talpa at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Talpa at AnimalBase
• Talpa at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Talpa in Mammal Species of the World^[1] at Bucknell.

English

Proper noun

Talpa

1. A number of places, including:
   1. A settlement in Taos County, New Mexico, United States.
   2. An unincorporated community in Coleman County, Texas, United States.

Related terms

• San Juan Talpa
• San Luis Talpa

 

Romanian

Etymology

From talpa, definite form of talpă.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Talpa f

1. A village in Cândești, Botoșani, Romania
2. A village in Bârgăuani, Neamț, Romania
3. A commune of Teleorman, Romania