Definitions for desman

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desman des·man

Spelling: [des-muh n]

IPA: /ˈdɛs mən/

Desman is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 170 anagrams from letters in desman (ademns).

Definitions for desman

noun

1. either of two aquatic, insectivorous mammals, Myogale moschata, of southeastern Russia, or M. pyrenaica, of the Pyrenees, related to shrews.

Origin of desman

1765-75; Swedish, short for desman-råtta muskrat

Examples for desman

desman, des′man, n. a kind of musk-rat, found in Russia and the Pyrenees.