potamogalidn.
/ˌpɒtəməˈɡeɪlɪd/, /ˌpɒtəˈmɒɡəlɪd/, U.S. /ˈˌpɑdəməˈɡeɪlᵻd/, /ˌpɑdəˈmɑɡələd/ A mammal of the subfamily Potamogalinae (or former family Potamogalidae), which comprises the otter shrews.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > [noun] > order Insectivora > family Tenrecidae (otter-shrew)
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1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. at Potamo- Potamogalid.
1969 Q. Rev. Biol. 44 146/2 In the fossil record macroscelids are recognizable from the early Oligocene..and chrysochlorids, potamogalids, soricids, and erinaceids from the early Miocene.
2004 Jrnl. Mammalian Evol. 11 74 If Limnogale is a potamogalid, this implies at least two tenrecid dispersal events from mainland Africa to Maagascar.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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