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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Desman \Des"man\ (d[e^]s"man), n. [Cf. Sw. desman musk.] (Zool.) An amphibious, insectivorous mammal found in Russia (Myogale moschata). It is allied to the moles, but is called muskrat by some English writers. [Written also d[ae]sman.] Desmid