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zemmi
noun
zem·mi
\ˈzemē\
variants: or
zemni
\-mnē\Definition of zemmi
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: a large eastern European mole rat (Spalax typhlus)
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Origin and Etymology of zemmi
Russian dialect (shchenyuk) zemny, literally, earth puppy, from shchenyuk puppy + zemny of earth, from zemlya earth; akin to Latin humus earth
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