Potamogalen.

Brit.

/ˌpɒtəməˈɡeɪli/,

/ˌpɒtəˈmɒɡəli/, U.S.

/ˈˌpɑdəməˈɡeɪli/,

/ˌpɑdəˈmɑɡəli/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Potamogale.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Potamogale (see quot. 1860 at main sense) < ancient Greek ποταμός river (see potamic adj.) + γαλῆ weasel (see galeopithecus n.), after scientific Latin Cynogale, genus name of the otter civet (1837).

Zoology.

A monotypic genus of semiaquatic mammals of the family Tenrecidae (order Insectivora), containing only the giant otter shrew, Potamogale velox, which is native to the tropical rainforest of central Africa and feeds mainly on aquatic crustaceans and insects; (also † potamogale) an animal of this genus, a giant otter shrew.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > [noun] > order Insectivora > family Tenrecidae (otter-shrew)

tenrec1729

Potamogale1860

otter shrew1876

tang1891

potamogalid1895

1860 P. B. Du Chaillu in Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 7 363 I thought the different shape and proportions of the tail, with its African habitat, were sufficient to make this the representative of a different genus, for which I proposed the name Potamogale.

1877 A. R. Wallace in Proc. Royal Geogr. Soc. 21 511 Considering..the zoological features of tropical and southern Africa alone, we find a number of very peculiar forms of mammalia. Such are the golden moles, the Potamogale, and the elephant-shrews among Insectivora.

1880 A. R. Wallace Island Life iii. 43 The potamogale, a curious otter-like water-shrew.

1935 Geogr. Jrnl. 85 131 We camped for some time at the junction of the grass and a patch of shrub, while procuring the rare Potamogale (or Giant Water Shrew), which was one of our main objects in visiting Asumbo.

1959 Times Lit. Suppl. 27 Feb. 111/2 The Potamogale is not found in Madagascar.

1991 R. M. Nowak Walker's Mammals of World (ed. 5) I. 126/2 Potamogale turns a crab over on its back and tears the flesh out of its body and two claws.

Derivatives

† potamogaloid adj. Obsolete rare resembling or allied to the otter shrews.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > [adjective] > resembling otter-shrew

potamogaloid1895

1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. at Potamo- Potamogaloid.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	potamogale
释义	Potamogalen. Brit. /ˌpɒtəməˈɡeɪli/, /ˌpɒtəˈmɒɡəli/, U.S. /ˈˌpɑdəməˈɡeɪli/, /ˌpɑdəˈmɑɡəli/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Potamogale. Etymology: < scientific Latin Potamogale (see quot. 1860 at main sense) < ancient Greek ποταμός river (see potamic adj.) + γαλῆ weasel (see galeopithecus n.), after scientific Latin Cynogale, genus name of the otter civet (1837). Zoology. A monotypic genus of semiaquatic mammals of the family Tenrecidae (order Insectivora), containing only the giant otter shrew, Potamogale velox, which is native to the tropical rainforest of central Africa and feeds mainly on aquatic crustaceans and insects; (also † potamogale) an animal of this genus, a giant otter shrew. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > [noun] > order Insectivora > family Tenrecidae (otter-shrew) tenrec1729 Potamogale1860 otter shrew1876 tang1891 potamogalid1895 1860 P. B. Du Chaillu in Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 7 363 I thought the different shape and proportions of the tail, with its African habitat, were sufficient to make this the representative of a different genus, for which I proposed the name Potamogale. 1877 A. R. Wallace in Proc. Royal Geogr. Soc. 21 511 Considering..the zoological features of tropical and southern Africa alone, we find a number of very peculiar forms of mammalia. Such are the golden moles, the Potamogale, and the elephant-shrews among Insectivora. 1880 A. R. Wallace Island Life iii. 43 The potamogale, a curious otter-like water-shrew. 1935 Geogr. Jrnl. 85 131 We camped for some time at the junction of the grass and a patch of shrub, while procuring the rare Potamogale (or Giant Water Shrew), which was one of our main objects in visiting Asumbo. 1959 Times Lit. Suppl. 27 Feb. 111/2 The Potamogale is not found in Madagascar. 1991 R. M. Nowak Walker's Mammals of World (ed. 5) I. 126/2 Potamogale turns a crab over on its back and tears the flesh out of its body and two claws. Derivatives † potamogaloid adj. Obsolete rare resembling or allied to the otter shrews.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > [adjective] > resembling otter-shrew potamogaloid1895 1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. at Potamo- Potamogaloid. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1860
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