desman

From French desman, German Desman, from Swedish desmanråtta (“muskrat”), from desman (“musk”). desman is most probably derived from Late Latin bisamum (“musk”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛsmən/

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desman (plural desmans)

1. Either of two species, Desmana moschata or Galemys pyrenaicus, of aquatic or semi-aquatic insectivore of the mole family, Talpidae, found in Europe.
   • 1995, R. David Stone, editor, Eurasian Insectivores and Tree Shrews: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan, page 50:

     Unlike the Russian desman, the Pyrenean species lives along fast-flowing mountain streams.

   • 2007, George A. Feldhamer, Lee C. Drickamer, Stephen H. Vessey, Joseph F. Merritt, Carey Krajewski, Mammalogy: Adaptation, Diversity, Ecology, 3rd edition, page 250:

     Restricted to the Old World, desmans have a diet consisting of aquatic invertebrates and fish.

   • 2010, Joseph F. Merritt, The Biology of Small Mammals, page 38:

     With the aid of its Eimer's organs, the desman was able to detect engraved lines only one-fifteenth of a millimeter (0.067 mm, or 0.002 inches) in depth and width. There are two extant species of desmans: the Pyrenean desman (Galemys pyrenaicus), weighing about 65 g (2.3 oz) (fig 2.10), and the larger Russian desman (Desmana moschata), weighing 500 g (17.6 oz).

• Iberian desman (Galemys pyrenaicus)
• Pyrenean desman (Galemys pyrenaicus)
• Russian desman (Desmana moschata)

• Amends, Amsden, Edmans, amends, amends., demans, menads

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desman m (plural desmans)

1. desman

• desman des Pyrénées
• desman de Moscovie
• desman de Russie
• desman russe

• “desman”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

desman m (plural desmans)

1. Galemys pyrenaicus)[1] (Pyrenean desman)

• [1]: rat trompeta

Internationalism; possibly borrowed from German Desman, French desman or English desman.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛs.man/

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• Rhymes: -ɛsman
• Syllabification: des‧man

desman m animal

1. desman (any insectivore of the tribe Desmanini)

   Synonyms: chochoł, wychuchol

• desman in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• desmany in PWN's encyclopedia

Borrowed from French desman.

desman m (plural desmani)

1. desman