golden mole
Refers to any species of the family Chrysochloridae, small insectivorous mammals native to southern Africa.
The golden mole is a small mammal that lives in southern Africa.
Standard katakana spelling for this animal name.
Ateji spelling; rarely used. The word is almost always written in kana.
The Japanese name キンモグラ literally means 'golden mole', from 金 (kin, 'gold') and 土竜 (mogura, 'mole'), referring to the animal's iridescent fur and mole-like appearance.