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Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. desmans) any aquatic flesh-eating shrewlike mammal of two species, one originating in Russia (Desmana moschata) and one in the Pyrenees (Galemys pyrenaicus). Etymology: F & G f. Sw. desman-r{aring}tta musk-rat

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Desman Des"man (d[e^]s"man), n. [Cf. Sw. desman musk.] (Zo["o]l.) An amphibious, insectivorous mammal found in Russia (Myogale moschata). It is allied to the moles, but is called muskrat by some English writers. [Written also d[ae]sman.]

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Muscovy (Mygale moschata). See musk-rat.