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Potamogale

Potamogale

9.9
A small water mammal like an otter that lives in Central African rivers
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The Potamogale is adapted for an aquatic lifestyle in African rivers and streams.

Examples

  • The Potamogale uses its sensitive whiskers to detect prey underwater.

  • Did you know that the Potamogale is also called an otter shrew?

  • Researchers studied the habitat preferences of Potamogale in Cameroon.

  • The Potamogale is often found near rivers.

  • Researchers studied the habitat preferences of Potamogale in Cameroon.

  • The Potamogale is adapted for an aquatic lifestyle in African rivers and streams.

  • The Potamogale uses its sensitive whiskers to detect prey underwater.

Synonyms

otter shrew
vsPotamogale
  • South African
9.9

A small African animal that swims and eats insects

is the scientific genus name for this African group of aquatic mammals

Compounds

Potamogale velox
  • Specialized
9.9

A small African mammal like an otter that lives in rivers and eats insects

Surface Forms

Potamogale singular
Potamogales plural

Morphology

Potamogale = potamo + gale

Although the name is historically analyzable as a Greek-style formation, neither element is a transparent modern English base for most learners, so the word is not meaningfully compositional for vocabulary prediction.

Etymology

Potamogale comes from the Greek parts potamos 'river' and galē 'weasel'. Think 'river weasel', which helps you remember this otter-like African mammal that lives in rivers and streams.