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語源

From French desman, German Desman, from Swedish desmanråtta (“muskrat”), from desman (“musk”, older also desma, desme), from Middle Low German dēsem, from Old Saxon desamo, alteration of *besamo (cf. Old High German bisamo), from Late Latin bisamum (“musk”), from Hebrew בושם (bāśām, bōśem). Doublet of balm and balsam.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈdɛsmən/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈdɛz.mən/
• ハイフネーション: des‧man

名詞

desman (plural desmans)

1. Either of two species, Desmana moschata or Galemys pyrenaicus, of aquatic or semiaquatic 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).

派生語

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

See Also

アナグラム

• menads, amends, Masden, Edmans, Madsen, Amsden, Amends, demans, amends., Madens, Mandés