Desman Definition
dĕsmən
desmans
noun
A molelike, aquatic, insectivorous 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.
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Noun
Singular:
desman
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desmansOrigin of Desman
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Short for Swedish desmanråtta muskrat desman musk (from Middle Low German desem) (from Medieval Latin bisamum) (of Semitic origin bśm in Semitic roots) råtta rat
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French desman, German Desman, from Swedish desmanråtta (“muskrat”), from desman (“musk”).
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