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chimarrogale

noun
chim·ar·rog·a·le | \ˌkiməˈrägə(ˌ)lē\

Definition of chimarrogale 

1 capitalized : a genus of Asian water shrews

2 plural -s : any shrew of the genus Chimarrogale

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History and Etymology for chimarrogale

New Latin, from chimarro- (from Greek cheimarrhos torrent, from cheimarrhos, adjective, winter-flowing, from cheima winter + -rhos, from rhein to flow) + Greek galēweasel; akin to Sanskrit giri, girikāmouse

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