CHIMARROGALE


Meaning of CHIMARROGALE in English

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

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