DESMAN


Meaning of DESMAN in English

[ 'dɛzmən ]

■ noun a small semiaquatic mammal related to the mole. [ Desmana moschata (Russia) and Galemys pyrenaicus (the Pyrenees).]

Origin

C18: via Fr. and Ger. from Swed. ~-råtta 'muskrat', from ~ 'musk'.

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