otter shrew

otter shrew

n (Animals) any small otter-like amphibious mammal, esp Potamogale velox, of the family Potamogalidae of W and central Africa: order Insectivora (insectivores)

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otter shrew - amphibious African insectivorous mammal that resembles an otterpotamogale, Potamogale veloxinsectivore - small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial or fossorial mammalsgenus Potamogale - type genus of the family Potamogalidae: otter shrews