Mole
Encyclopedia
Animals
- Mole (animal)Mole (animal)Moles are small cylindrical mammals adapted to a subterranean lifestyle. They have velvety fur; tiny or invisible ears and eyes; and short, powerful limbs with large paws oriented for digging. The term is especially and most properly used for the true moles, those of the Talpidae family in the...
or "true mole", many of the mammals in the family Talpidae, found in Eurasia and North America - Golden moleGolden moleGolden moles are small, insectivorous burrowing mammals native to southern Africa. They form the family Chrysochloridae, and are taxonomically distinct from the true moles which they resemble due to convergence...
s, southern African mammals, similar to but unrelated to Talpidae moles - Marsupial moleMarsupial moleMarsupial moles is a family of marsupials of the order Notoryctemorphia, consisting of only two extant species:* Notoryctes typhlops * Notoryctes caurinus ...
s, Australian mammals, similar to but unrelated to Talpidae moles
Other common meanings
- Mole (unit)Mole (unit)The mole is a unit of measurement used in chemistry to express amounts of a chemical substance, defined as an amount of a substance that contains as many elementary entities as there are atoms in 12 grams of pure carbon-12 , the isotope of carbon with atomic weight 12. This corresponds to a value...
, the SI unit (symbol mol) used in chemistry for the amount of a substance - Mole or melanocytic nevusMelanocytic nevusA melanocytic nevus is a type of lesion that contains nevus cells .Some sources equate the term mole with "melanocytic nevus". Other sources reserve the term "mole" for other purposes....
, a benign tumor on human skin, usually with darker pigment - Mole (sauce)Mole (sauce)Mole is the generic name for a number of sauces used in Mexican cuisine, as well as for dishes based on these sauces...
, a Mexican sauce made from chili peppers, other spices, and chocolate - Mole (espionage)Mole (espionage)A mole is a spy who works for an enemy nation, but whose loyalty ostensibly lies with his own nation's government. In some usage, a mole differs from a defector in that a mole is a spy before gaining access to classified information, while a defector becomes a spy only after gaining access...
, a spy who has worked his or her way into an organization or country - Mole (architecture)Mole (architecture)A mole is a massive structure, usually of stone, used as a pier, breakwater, or a causeway between places separated by water. The word comes from Middle French mole and ultimately Latin mōlēs meaning a large mass, especially of rock and has the same root as molecule.Historically, the term "mole"...
, a pier, jetty, breakwater, or junction between places separated by water - Variant spelling of Moll (slang)Moll (slang)Moll is Australian and New Zealand slang, usually pejorative or self-deprecating, for a woman of loose sexual morals, a bitch, a slut or a prostitute...
in Australian - Hydatidiform moleHydatidiform moleMolar pregnancy is an abnormal form of pregnancy, wherein a non-viable, fertilized egg implants in the uterus, and thereby converts normal pregnancy processes into pathological ones. It is characterized by the presence of a hydatidiform mole...
, an abnormal form of pregnancy
Africa
- Mole River (Ghana), a tributary of the White VoltaWhite VoltaThe White Volta, also known as the Nakambe River, is the headstream of the Volta River in West Africa. It originates in Burkina Faso and it flows into Lake Volta in Ghana. Its main tributaries are the Black Volta and the Red Volta....
in Ghana - Mole National ParkMole National ParkMole National Park is Ghana's largest wildlife refuge. The park is located in northwest Ghana on grassland savanna and riparian ecosystems at an elevation of 150 m, with sharp escarpment forming the southern boundary of the park. The park's entrance is reached through the nearby town of...
, Ghana, named after the Mole River
Europe
- River Mole in Surrey, in southern England
- Mole ValleyMole ValleyMole Valley is a local government district in Surrey, England. Its council is based in Dorking.The district, named after the River Mole, was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the urban districts of Dorking and Leatherhead and most of the Dorking and Horley...
, a local government district in the valley of the River Mole - Mole Valley (UK Parliament constituency)Mole Valley (UK Parliament constituency)Mole Valley is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
- Mole Valley
- River Mole, DevonRiver Mole, DevonThe River Mole a tributary of the River Taw in Devon which rises on the southwestern border of Exmoor. The river takes its name from the market towns of North and South Molton. The river was previously known as the Nymet....
, in south-west England - La MôleLa MôleLa Môle is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-External links:**...
, a commune of the Var Département, France - Le MôleLe MôleLe Môle is a mountain in the Haute-Savoie department of France which dominates the neighborhood of the town of Bonneville. The communes of Ayze, La Tour, Saint-Jean-de-Tholome, Marignier, Saint-Jeoire-en-Faucigny, Viuz-en-Sallaz, Peillonnex, and Faucigny encircle it. It rises to 1863 metres and...
, a mountain peak in the French Alps
Oceania
- Mole Creek, TasmaniaMole Creek, TasmaniaMole Creek is a town in the upper Mersey Valley, in the central north of Tasmania, Australia. At the 2006 census, Mole Creek had a population of 223. The town primary school also services the surrounding districts including Chudleigh and Caveside. The nearest high school and regional centre is...
, a town in northern Tasmania, Australia - Mole River (New South Wales)Mole River (New South Wales)The Mole River is a river in northern New South Wales, Australia.The source of the Mole River lies in the Great Dividing Range, between Glen Innes and Tenterfield in the northern part of the New England highlands. The Mole River flows generally to the west and flows into the Dumaresq River...
, a river in northern New South Wales, Australia
People
- Louis-Mathieu Molé (1781-1855), French statesman and 18th Prime Minister of France
- Chris MoleChris MoleChristopher David "Chris" Mole is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Ipswich from a by-election in 2001, after the death of Jamie Cann, and was re-elected in 2005...
(Christopher David Mole, born 1958), UK Labour Member of Parliament - Fenton MoleFenton MoleFenton Le Roy "Muscles" Mole is a former Major League Baseball player. Mole played in ten games for the New York Yankees in the 1949 season. He had five hits in 27 at-bats, with a .185 batting average. Mole batted and threw left-handed.-References:* on Baseball-Reference.com...
(born 1925), American baseball player - Jamie MoleJamie MoleJamie Mole is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Blyth Spartans. Having previously played for Scottish club Heart of Midlothian.-Hearts:...
(born 1988), English professional footballer - Miff MoleMiff MoleIrving Milfred Mole, better known as Miff Mole was a jazz trombonist and band leader. He is generally considered as one of the greatest jazz trombonists and credited with creating "the first distinctive and influential solo jazz trombone style." His major recordings included "Slippin' Around",...
, (Irving Milfred Mole, 1898–1961), American jazz trombonist and band leader - The Mole (MC/producer) (Jonah Mociun), underground hip hop personality
Fictional characters
- Mole, an anthropomorphic mole, a main character in the children's novel The Wind in the WillowsThe Wind in the WillowsThe Wind in the Willows is a classic of children's literature by Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. Alternately slow moving and fast paced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animal characters in a pastoral version of England...
by Kenneth Grahame - The Mole (South Park), a psychotic French character from the animated series South Park
- Mole (Zdeněk Miler character)Mole (Zdenek Miler character)The Mole is an animated character in a series of cartoons, created by Czech animator Zdeněk Miler.It was first to be seen in 1956 in Prague, when Miler wanted to create a children's cartoon...
, an animated character - Adrian MoleAdrian MoleAdrian Albert Mole is the fictional protagonist in a series of books by English author Sue Townsend. The character first appeared in a BBC Radio 4 play in 1982. The books are written in the form of a diary, with some additional content such as correspondence...
, a fictional diarist in a series of comic novels by Sue Townsend - Rosie MoleRosie MoleRosie Germaine Mole is a fictional character in Sue Townsend's Adrian Mole series. Rosie is Adrian's sister, and first appears in the book The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole. She is very close to her brother Adrian...
, Adrian's sister - The Mole, a fictional character in three fantasy novels in Terry Brooks' Shannara series
- The Mole (Happy Tree Friends), a character from the cartoon series Happy Tree Friends
- The Mole, Gaetan Moliére, a character in Atlantis: The Lost EmpireAtlantis: The Lost EmpireAtlantis: The Lost Empire is a 2001 American animated film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation. Written by Tab Murphy, directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, and produced by Don Hahn, it is the first science fiction film in the Disney animated features canon and the 41st overall. The film...
and its sequel, Atlantis: Milo's Return - Monty MoleMonty MoleMonty Mole is a fictional mole who appears as the title character from the a series of video games from Gremlin Graphics. These include:* Wanted: Monty Mole , which begins the series with Monty traveling around a coal mine collecting pieces of coal and other miscellaneous objects whilst avoiding...
, a video game character - Morocco Mole, Secret SquirrelSecret SquirrelSecret Squirrel is a cartoon created by Hanna-Barbera. Secret Squirrel was one of two co-stars of The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show, which debuted in 1965. He was given his own show in 1966, but was reunited with Atom Ant for one more season in 1967...
's sidekick
Film and television
- El TopoEl TopoEl Topo is a 1970 Spanish language allegorical, cult western movie and underground film, directed by and starring Alejandro Jodorowsky...
(The Mole), 1970 film - The Mole (TV series), a reality television series
- The Mole (Australian TV series)The Mole (Australian TV series)The Mole was an Australian reality television series that aired on the Seven Network. It is based on The Mole franchise of programs that have aired in numerous countries. The sub-title for the Australian version of the show was a simple question: Who is the traitor?...
Australian version - The Mole (UK TV series)The Mole (UK TV series)The Mole was a 2001 reality television series in the UK which was broadcast on Channel 5. Part of The Mole television series franchise it was hosted by Glenn Hugill.-Series 1:...
UK version - The Mole (U.S. TV series) U.S. version
- The Mole (Australian TV series)
Other uses
- Mole, a tunnel boring machineTunnel boring machineA tunnel boring machine also known as a "mole", is a machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section through a variety of soil and rock strata. They can bore through anything from hard rock to sand. Tunnel diameters can range from a metre to almost 16 metres to date...
- Mole, the NATO reporting name of the Soviet Beriev Be-8Beriev Be-8|-References:* Gunston, Bill. The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft 1875–1995. London: Osprey, 1995. ISBN 1 85532 405 9....
amphibian aircraft - Mole or Mole-RichardsonMole-RichardsonMole-Richardson, also known as Mole, is a stage lighting instrument and motion picture lighting manufacturing company based in Hollywood, California...
, a stage and motion picture lighting manufacturing company - Mole, an informal name for Cultivator No. 6Cultivator No. 6Cultivator No. 6 was the code name of a military trench-digging machine developed by the British Royal Navy at the beginning of World War II. The machine was originally known as White Rabbit Number Six; this code name was never officially recognised, but it was said to be derived from Churchill’s...
, a Second World War trench-digging machine
See also
- Moles (disambiguation)
- Mol (disambiguation)
- Moll (disambiguation)