OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 50235

desman

/ˈdɛsmən/
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desmán
Either of two species, Desmana moschata or Galemys pyrenaicus, of aquatic or semiaquatic insectivore of the mole family, Talpidae, found in Europe.
Restricted to the Old World, desmans have a diet consisting of aquatic invertebrates and fish.
Unlike the Russian desman, the Pyrenean species lives along fast-flowing mountain streams.
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