Definition of Condylura cristata

1. Noun. Amphibious mole of eastern North America having pink fleshy tentacles around the nose.

Exact synonyms: Star-nosed Mole, Starnose Mole
Generic synonyms: Mole

Lexicographical Neighbors of Condylura Cristata

Conan
Conan Doyle
Concanavalin A
Concato
Concato's disease
Concepcion
Conchobar mac Nessa
Concord
Concord grape
Concord grapes
Concorde
Concordes
Condere mac Echach
Condy's crystals
Condylura
Condylura cristata
Conepatus
Conepatus leuconotus
Conestoga
Conestoga wagon
Conestoga wagons
Coney Island hot dog
Coney Island hot dogs
Coney Island whitefish
Confederacy
Confederate
Confederate Army
Confederate States
Confederate States of America

Literary usage of Condylura cristata

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

1. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1825)
"From Pennant's figure I feel convinced that his longicaudata was a stuffed and dried specimen of the CONDYLURA cristata, having the nasal radii shrunk and ..."

2. The Swiss Cross by Agassiz Association (1887)
"It is very different with the meadow-haunting, star-nosed mole (condylura cristata). This mani- fected by being submerged during the spring freshets is an ..."

3. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Edward Griffith, Charles Hamilton Smith, Edward Pidgeon, John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray (1827)
"condylura cristata, Desmarest, Journal de Physique, 1819. Radiated Mole, Pen. Quad. 313. Taupe de Canada, Dela- faille, Buff. vi. Icon. Pen. Quad. t. 28. /. ..."

4. Natural History of New York by New York (State). Natural History Survey, James Ellsworth De Kay (1842)
"We have met with but one species in this State. THE COMMON STAR-NOSE CONDYLURA CRISTATA. PLATE IV. FIG. 1. —(STATE COLLECTION. ..."

5. The Canadian Naturalist and Geologist by Natural History Society of Montreal (1857)
"Only one species of this remarkable genus is known, which is the following:— condylura cristata. (Linn. ..."

6. American Natural History by John Davidson Godman (1836)
"... each of these depressions corresponding to the groove that descends from one of the two points.* SPECIES I.—Star-nose Mole. condylura cristata ..."

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