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セイブモグラ (せいぶもぐら) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

セイブモグラ

Meanings

1

noun

Townsend's mole

usually written using kana alone

A species of mole native to the Pacific Northwest of North America. Scientific name: Scapanus townsendii.

セイブモグラは北きたアメリカの太たい平へい洋よう岸がん北ほく西せい部ぶに生せい息そくしている。
Townsend's mole inhabits the Pacific Northwest coast of North America.

Written forms

セイブモグラ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this animal name; usually written in kana.
西せい部ぶ土竜もぐら
Kanji spelling exists but is rarely used; the katakana form is strongly preferred.

Kanji

西west, Spain
部

section, bureau, dept

土soil, earth, ground

竜dragon, imperial

Etymology

Compound of 西部 (せいぶ, 'western') and 土竜/モグラ (mole). The name likely refers to its habitat in western North America.