ˌkiməˈrägə(ˌ)lē noun
Etymology: New Latin, from chimarro- (from Greek cheimarrhos torrent, from cheimarrhos, adjective, winter-flowing, from cheima winter + -rhos, from rhein to flow) + Greek galē weasel; akin to Sanskrit giri, girikā mouse — more at hibernate , stream
1. capitalized : a genus of Asiatic water shrews
2. -s : any shrew of the genus Chimarrogale