Meaning Of The Word Desman

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desman in American English
a molelike, aquatic insectivore mammal (family Talpidae) with webbed feet and a long, flexible snout: one species (Desmana moschata), trapped for its fur, is found in Russia and the other (Galemys pyrenaicus) in the Pyrenees
noun: either of two aquatic, insectivorous mammals, Myogale moschata, of southeastern Russia, or M. pyrenaica, of the Pyrenees, related to shrews

desman in British English
noun: either of two molelike amphibious mammals Desmana moschata ( Russian desman) or Galemys pyrenaicus ( Pyrenean desman), having dense fur and webbed feet: family Talpidae, order Insectivora (insectivores)

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