Definition of Potamogale velox

1. Noun. Amphibious African insectivorous mammal that resembles an otter.

Exact synonyms: Otter Shrew, Potamogale
Generic synonyms: Insectivore
Group relationships: Genus Potamogale

Lexicographical Neighbors of Potamogale Velox

Portwood
Porzana
Porzana porzana
Poseidon
Posh
Poshto
Post-It
Post-Zionism
Post-Zionist
Post-impressionist
Postal Rate Commission
Postimpressionist
Postmaster General
Postum
Potamogale velox
Potamogalidae
Potamogeton
Potamogeton americanus
Potamogeton crispus
Potamogeton gramineous
Potamogeton nodosus
Potamogetonaceae
Potamophis
Potamophis striatula
Potawatomi
Potawatomis
Potemkin village
Potemkin villages
Potentilla

Literary usage of Potamogale velox

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Introduction to the Mammalian Dentition by Thomas Wingate Todd (1918)
"Dentition of West African Water Shrew (potamogale velox, 9.333-1). al oth between the ... potamogale velox, the West African Water Shrew (Fig. ..."

2. The Zoological Record ...: Being Records of Zoological Literature by Zoological Record Association (London, England), Zoological Society of London (1866)
"1865, April 25 Pive species are enumerated, among which potamogale velox. (pp. 4O1-404, with woodcuts). - — . Noticia acerca dos caracteres e afinidades ..."

3. Essays Critical and Narrative by William Forsyth (1874)
"In his former travels he had described a new kind of otter-like animal to which the name of potamogale velox was given ; and he brought home with him its ..."

4. A Manual of Zoology for the Use of Students: With a General Introduction on by Henry Alleyne Nicholson (1887)
"... which contains only a single species —the potamogale velox of West Africa. This is a singular Otter-like Insectivore, which leads an amphibious life, ..."

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