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Definition of Condylura cristata
1. Noun. Amphibious mole of eastern North America having pink fleshy tentacles around the nose.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Condylura Cristata
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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