Crossword-Solution: DESMAN
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Desman | n. | An amphibious, insectivorous mammal found in Russia (Myogale moschata). It is allied to the moles, but is called muskrat by some English writers. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| DESMAN | anagram | AMENDS, MADSEN, MENADS |
We have 6 clues for the answer “DESMAN”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Aquatic molelike animal. | 1 answer |
| Molelike aquatic mammal of Russia. | 1 answer |
| Old world insectivore | 1 answer |
| Mole-like mammal | 2 answers |
| AQUATIC animal | 8 answers |
| Aquatic mammal | 18 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
Godlike; heavenly; excellent in the highest degree;
supremely admirable; apparently above what is human. In this
application, the word admits of comparison; as, the divinest mind. Sir
J. Davies.
Hint 2 anagram
VIIDEN
Hint 3 another clue
"Delicious!"
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Sentences with DESMAN (2)
Some burrow in the earth,--like the moles; others have a spiny covering,--as the hedgehog's and several of the Centetidæ; others are aquatic,---as the _Potamogale_ and the desman; others have a nauseous odour,--as the shrews; while there are several which seem to be preserved by their resemblance to higher forms,--as the elephant-shrews to jerboas, and the tupaias to squirrels.
The Desman chooses the margin of such places as are convenient for the burrows which it digs under water.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: NYT.
Used 2 times in crossword archives (1947–1966).