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词汇 desman
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Definition of desman in English:

desman

noun ˈdɛzmənˈdɛzmən
  • A small semiaquatic European mammal related to the mole, with a long tubular muzzle and webbed toes.

    (半水栖)麝鼹,鼬鼹

    Family Talpidae: the Russian desman (Desmana moschata) and the Pyrenean desman (Galemys pyrenaicus)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The family Talpidae consists of moles and desmans; currently, its approximately 42 species are grouped into 17 genera.
    • Trunk and limb proportions of early middle Eocene Rodhocetus are most similar to those of the living, highly aquatic, foot-powered desmans.
    • Reserves were created to save critical habitat for endangered species such as the Siberian tiger, saiga antelope, Russian desman and black stork.
    • Moles are from the family Talpidae which includes moles, desmans, and shrew-moles.
    • Primarily an insectivore, the desman's diet consists of aquatic insects and their larvae, along with snails and small, slow-moving fish, which are attracted to its trenches by the musk smell and aerated water it leaves in its wake.

Origin

Late 18th century: via French and German from Swedish desman-råtta 'muskrat', from desman 'musk'.

Definition of desman in US English:

desman

nounˈdezmənˈdɛzmən
  • A small semiaquatic European mammal related to the mole, with a long tubular muzzle and webbed toes.

    (半水栖)麝鼹,鼬鼹

    Family Talpidae: the Russian desman (Desmana moschata) and the Pyrenean desman (Galemys pyrenaicus)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The family Talpidae consists of moles and desmans; currently, its approximately 42 species are grouped into 17 genera.
    • Moles are from the family Talpidae which includes moles, desmans, and shrew-moles.
    • Trunk and limb proportions of early middle Eocene Rodhocetus are most similar to those of the living, highly aquatic, foot-powered desmans.
    • Primarily an insectivore, the desman's diet consists of aquatic insects and their larvae, along with snails and small, slow-moving fish, which are attracted to its trenches by the musk smell and aerated water it leaves in its wake.
    • Reserves were created to save critical habitat for endangered species such as the Siberian tiger, saiga antelope, Russian desman and black stork.

Origin

Late 18th century: via French and German from Swedish desman-råtta ‘muskrat’, from desman ‘musk’.

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