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Definition of: desman
(des′mən) noun plural ·mans (-mənz)
An aquatic, shrew-like, insectivorous mammal (family Talpidae), having musk-secreting glands and valued for its fur; especially, Desmana moschata of SE Russia and D. pyrenaica of the Pyrenees. [<Sw. desman musk]
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