chimarrogale
noun
chim·ar·rog·a·le
ˌkiməˈrägə(ˌ)lē
1
capitalized : a genus of Asian water shrews
2
plural -s : any shrew of the genus Chimarrogale
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from chimarro- (from Greek cheimarrhos torrent, from cheimarrhos, adjective, winter-flowing, from cheima winter + -rhos, from rhein to flow) + Greek galēweasel; akin to Sanskrit giri, girikāmouse