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myyrä — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • mole noun A small, raised, often dark spot on the skin.
  • vole noun A small rodent, similar to a mouse but with a rounder body and shorter tail, common in fields and hedgerows.

Senses

myyrä is used for these senses in English:

  • cricetid (zoology) Any member of the Cricetidae, a family of rodents.
  • mole Any of several small, burrowing, insectivorous mammals of the family Talpidae.
  • mole (espionage) An internal spy; a person who involves themself with an enemy organisation, especially an intelligence or governmental organisation, to determine and betray its secrets from within.
  • vole Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the tribes Arvicolini, Ellobiusini, Clethrionomyini, Pliomyini, Phenacomyini and Prometheomyini.

mole — full definition

  1. noun A small, raised, often dark spot on the skin.
  2. noun A small burrowing mammal with tiny eyes and large digging paws.
  3. noun A spy who has secretly infiltrated an organization to pass on its secrets.
  4. noun (chemistry) The standard unit for measuring an amount of a substance.

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