Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Slepez \Sle*pez"\, n. [Russ. sliepets'.] (Zo["o]l.)
   A burrowing rodent ({Spalax typhlus}), native of Russia and
   Asia Minor. It has the general appearance of a mole, and is
   destitute of eyes. Called also {mole rat}.