desman

desman
[ˈdɛzmən]
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
  2. 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)
语源
  1. late 18th cent.: via French and German from Swedish desman-råtta 'muskrat', from desman 'musk'
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