pot·a·mog·a·le \ˌpäd.əˈmägəlē\noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from potam- + Greek galē weasel — more at galea : a genus (the type of a family Potamogalidae) of West African aquatic insectivores that contains the otter shrew • pot·a·mog·a·lid\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|mägələ̇d\adjective