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'''Mole''' may mean: | '''Mole''' may mean: | ||
*[[Mole ( | *[[Mole (mammal)]] or mouldywarp, a burrowing insectivorous mammal in the family ''[[Talpidae]]'', with short velvety fur and enlarged front limbs. The origin of a number of other meanings: | ||
**[[Golden mole]], a burrowing insectivorous mammal in the family Chrysochloridae, not closely related to true moles | **[[Golden mole]], a burrowing insectivorous mammal in the family ''[[Chrysochloridae]]'', not closely related to true moles | ||
**[[Mole-rat]]s, rodents of several different families which live underground like moles | **[[Mole-rat]]s, rodents of several different families which live underground like moles | ||
**[[Marsupial mole]], a mole-like marsupial | **[[Marsupial mole]], a mole-like marsupial | ||
**[[Mole cricket]], a mole-like cricket in the family Gryllotalpidae | **[[Mole cricket]], a mole-like cricket in the family ''[[Gryllotalpidae]]'' | ||
**[[Mole salamander]], a burrowing salamander in the family Ambystomatidae | **[[Mole salamander]], a burrowing salamander in the family ''[[Ambystomatidae]]'' | ||
**Mole, a [[tunnel boring machine]] | **Mole, a [[tunnel boring machine]] | ||
**Mole plough, a deep [[plough]] for cutting buried drainage channels under wet farmland | **Mole plough, a deep [[plough]] for cutting buried drainage channels under wet farmland | ||
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*[[Mole (unit)]], the SI unit (symbol ''mol'') used in chemistry for the amount of a particular substance | *[[Mole (unit)]], the SI unit (symbol ''mol'') used in chemistry for the amount of a particular substance | ||
*[[Mole (sauce)]], a Mexican sauce made from chili peppers and other spices, including chocolate | *[[Mole (sauce)]], a Mexican sauce made from chili peppers and other spices, including chocolate | ||
*Mole, a [[melanocytic nevus]], a small area of skin, sometimes raised, with darker pigment | *Mole, a ''[[melanocytic nevus]]'', a small area of skin, sometimes raised, with darker pigment | ||
*[[Mole (architecture)]], a massive structure, usually of stone, used as a pier, jetty, breakwater, or junction between places separated by water | *[[Mole (architecture)]], a massive structure, usually of stone, used as a pier, jetty, breakwater, or junction between places separated by water | ||
*[[Mole Antonelliana]], a major landmark in Turin | *[[Mole Antonelliana]], a major landmark in Turin |
Latest revision as of 06:12, 17 February 2008
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same or a similar title.
Mole may mean:
- Mole (mammal) or mouldywarp, a burrowing insectivorous mammal in the family Talpidae, with short velvety fur and enlarged front limbs. The origin of a number of other meanings:
- Golden mole, a burrowing insectivorous mammal in the family Chrysochloridae, not closely related to true moles
- Mole-rats, rodents of several different families which live underground like moles
- Marsupial mole, a mole-like marsupial
- Mole cricket, a mole-like cricket in the family Gryllotalpidae
- Mole salamander, a burrowing salamander in the family Ambystomatidae
- Mole, a tunnel boring machine
- Mole plough, a deep plough for cutting buried drainage channels under wet farmland
- Mole (espionage), a spy buried secretly within an organization or country
- River Mole, Surrey, a river, part of whose course runs underground in dry weather
- River Mole, Bedfordshire
- River Mole, Devon
- Molehill (or mole-hill), a conical pile of soil pushed up at intervals by moles or other burrowing animals when digging burrows, especially beneath grassland or lawns
- Moleskin, originally the skin of a mole, but later a heavy, soft, durable cotton fabric, or clothing made from this
Mole may also refer to:
- Mole (unit), the SI unit (symbol mol) used in chemistry for the amount of a particular substance
- Mole (sauce), a Mexican sauce made from chili peppers and other spices, including chocolate
- Mole, a melanocytic nevus, a small area of skin, sometimes raised, with darker pigment
- Mole (architecture), a massive structure, usually of stone, used as a pier, jetty, breakwater, or junction between places separated by water
- Mole Antonelliana, a major landmark in Turin
- Mole wrench, a generic term in the UK for vice-grips or lock-jaw pliers, named after a trade name for such tools
- Hydatidiform mole, a medical condition
- Type 33 Mole aircraft, the Beriev Be-8
Mole in culture:
- Mole, an anthropomorphised mole, a main character in the children's novel Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
- The Mole, a reality television series
- The Mole (South Park), a psychotic French character from the animated series South Park
- Mole (Zdeněk Miler character), an animated character
- The Mole (emcee/producer), underground hip hop personality
- Adrian Mole, a fictional diarist in a series of novels by Sue Townsend
- The Mole, a timid fictional character appearing in 3 of the Novels from Terry Brooks' "Shannara"