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单词 desman
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desman

[ des-muhn ]
/ ˈdɛs mən /

noun, plural des·mans.

either of two aquatic, insectivorous mammals, Myogale moschata, of southeastern Russia, or M. pyrenaica, of the Pyrenees, related to shrews.

Origin of desman

1765–75; <Swedish, short for desman-råtta muskrat

Words nearby desman

desk-size, desktop, desktop publishing, desk work, D. ès L., desman, desmid, desmitis, desmo-, desmocranium, desmogenous
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Example sentences from the Web for desman

  • Desman, des′man, n. a kind of musk-rat, found in Russia and the Pyrenees.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for desman

desman
/ (ˈdɛsmən) /

noun plural -mans

either of two molelike amphibious mammals Desmana moschata (Russian desman) or Galemys pyrenaicus (Pyrenean desman), having dense fur and webbed feet: family Talpidae, order Insectivora (insectivores)

Word Origin for desman

C18: from Swedish desmansråtta, from desman musk (of Germanic origin) + råtta rat
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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