n. (pl. desmans) any aquatic flesh-eating shrewlike mammal of two species, one originating in Russia (Desmana moschata) and one in the Pyrenees (Galemys pyrenaicus).
[ F & G f. Sw. desman-råtta musk-rat ]
DESMAN
Meaning of DESMAN in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012