desman
/ˈdesmən/noun
1- a small semiaquatic European mammal related to the mole, with a long tubular muzzle and webbed toes(半水栖)麝鼹, 鼬鼹。
1.1
- Family Talpidae: the Russian desman (Desmana moschata) and the Pyrenean desman (Galemys pyrenaicus).鼹科:包括俄罗斯麝鼹(拉丁名Desmana moschata)和比利牛斯鼬鼹(拉丁名Galemys pyrenaicus)。
词源
late 18th cent.: via French and German from Swedish desman-råtta 'muskrat', from desman 'musk'.