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Moles are small, subterranean mammals. They have cylindrical bodies, velvety fur, very small, inconspicuous eyes and ears, [1] reduced hindlimbs, and short, powerful forelimbs with large paws adapted for digging. The word "mole" most commonly refers to many species in the family Talpidae (which are named after the Latin word for mole, talpa). [2]
Supermodel Cindy Crawford is known for her beauty mark.. A beauty mark or beauty spot is a euphemism for a type of dark facial mark so named because such birthmarks are sometimes considered an attractive feature. [1]
A mole can be either subdermal (under the skin) or a pigmented growth on the skin, formed mostly of a type of cell known as a melanocyte. The high concentration of the body's pigmenting agent, melanin, is responsible for their dark color. Moles are a member of the family of skin lesions known as nevi (singular "nevus"), occurring commonly in ...
Causes of melanoma. Ultraviolet light exposure from the sun or from tanning beds causes most melanomas. Melanoma may appear at a spot where you have an existing mole. But if an unusual spot shows ...
Uruna is a girl who dresses like a fortune teller and has a tear shaped mole under her eye. Ch. 188 Fitting her outfit, she constantly tries to sell trinkets and talismans to students and visitors of the culture festival. Ch. 238, 258 Her name is a word play on 占い (urai), "fortune telling" and supirito (スピリト), "spirit".
Amblysomus [1] (also narrow-headed golden mole or South African golden mole) is a genus of the golden mole family, Chrysochloridae, [2] comprising five species of the small, insect-eating, burrowing mammals endemic to Southern Africa. All five species can be found in South Africa and some are also found in Eswatini and Lesotho. [3]
Eulipotyphla (/ ˌ j uː l ɪ p oʊ ˈ t ɪ f l ə /, from eu-+ Lipotyphla, meaning "truly fat and blind"; sometimes called true insectivores [1]) is an order of mammals comprising the Erinaceidae (hedgehogs and gymnures); Solenodontidae (solenodons); Talpidae (moles, shrew-like moles and desmans); and Soricidae (true shrews) families.
Halo nevus is a mole that is surrounded by a pale ring or 'halo'. [1] It is generally noticed in the summer, when surrounding skin tans, and usually occurs on the chest, but can be anywhere. [1] There may be one or more typically several. [2] Onset is usually in teenagers and young adults.