"desman" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɛsmən/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-desman.wav [Southern-England] Forms: desmans [plural]
Etymology: From French desman, German Desman, from Swedish desmanråtta (“muskrat”), from desman (“musk”). desman is most probably derived from Late Latin bisamum (“musk”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|desman}} French desman, {{bor|en|de|Desman}} German Desman, {{der|en|sv|desmanråtta||muskrat}} Swedish desmanråtta (“muskrat”), {{m|sv|desman||musk}} desman (“musk”), {{m|sv|desman}} desman, {{der|en|la-lat|bisamum||musk}} Late Latin bisamum (“musk”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} 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. Wikipedia link: desman Categories (lifeform): Soricomorphs Derived forms: Iberian desman (taxonomic: Galemys pyrenaicus), Pyrenean desman (taxonomic: Galemys pyrenaicus), Russian desman (taxonomic: Desmana moschata) Translations (insectivore of the mole family): aguanzón (Asturian), fedegosa (Asturian), ratu de ríu (Asturian), йофар (yofar) (Bashkir), мускусен плъх (muskusen plǎh) (Bulgarian), almesquera [feminine] (Catalan), йӑпӑр (jăp̬ăr) (Chuvash), вӱдшашке (vüdšaške) (Eastern Mari), чара (čara) (Erzya), vesikontiainen (Finnish), vesimaamyyrä (Finnish), desman [masculine] (French), Desman [masculine] (German), Bisamrüssler [masculine, uncommon] (German), жұпартышқан (jūpartyşqan) (Kazakh), kurmėnas [masculine] (Lithuanian), chochoł [masculine] (Polish), desman [masculine] (Polish), wychuchol [masculine] (Polish), toupeira-de-água [feminine] (Portuguese), desman [masculine] (Romanian), вы́хухоль (výxuxolʹ) [feminine] (Russian), desmán [masculine] (Spanish), myskmus [common-gender] (Swedish), җофа́р (cofár) (Tatar)

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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "insectivore of the mole family",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "wychuchol"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "insectivore of the mole family",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "toupeira-de-água"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "insectivore of the mole family",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "desman"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "výxuxolʹ",
      "sense": "insectivore of the mole family",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "вы́хухоль"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "insectivore of the mole family",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "desmán"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "insectivore of the mole family",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "myskmus"
    },
    {
      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "roman": "cofár",
      "sense": "insectivore of the mole family",
      "word": "җофа́р"
    }
  ],
  "word": "desman"
}

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