Definition of Condylura
: a genus of moles having 44 small teeth and a muzzle like a snout that terminates in a fringe of cartilaginous or fleshy processes and comprising the star-nosed moles
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Origin and Etymology of condylura
New Latin, from condyl- + -ura
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