Definitions For Desman

Noun

DESMAN (plural DESMANs) Either of two species, Desmana moschata or Galemys pyrenaicus, of aquatic or semi-aquatic insectivore of the mole family, talpidae, found in europe.

Derived terms

{{vern, Pyrenean desman}} (Galemys pyrenaicus) {{vern, Russian desman}} (Desmana moschata)

Translations

Bashkir: йофар, sc=Cyrl Bulgarian: мускусен плъх Chuvash: йӑпӑр, sc=Cyrl Eastern Mari: вӱдшашке, sc=Cyrl Erzya: чара, sc=Cyrl French: desman, m Kazakh: жұпартышқан, sc=Cyrl Lithuanian: kurmėnas, m Polish: chochoł, m, desman, m, wychuchol, m Portuguese: toupeira-de-água, f Romanian: desman, m Russian: вы́хухоль, f Spanish: desmán, m Tatar: җофа́р, sc=Cyrl

Etymology

From {{etyl, fr, en}} desman, {{etyl, de, en}} Desman, from {{etyl, sv, en}} desmanråtta, , muskrat, from desman, , musk. desman is most probably derived from Late Latin bisamum ("musk").