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CONDYLURA CRISTATA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Condylura cristata mean?
• CONDYLURA CRISTATA (noun)
The noun CONDYLURA CRISTATA has 1 sense:
1. amphibious mole of eastern North America having pink fleshy tentacles around the nose
Familiarity information: CONDYLURA CRISTATA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Amphibious mole of eastern North America having pink fleshy tentacles around the nose
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Condylura cristata; star-nosed mole; starnose mole
Hypernyms ("Condylura cristata" is a kind of...):
mole (small velvety-furred burrowing mammal having small eyes and fossorial forefeet)
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