star-nosed mole

noun

A mole of species Condylura cristata, identified by the 22 sensory appendages around the snout.

Similar
condylurestarnosestarnose moleCondylura cristata
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Meanings

nounstar-nosed mole (plural star-nosed moles)

plural star-nosed moles

  1. A mole of species Condylura cristata, identified by the 22 sensory appendages around the snout.

    Synonyms: condylure, starnose

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA mole of species Condylura cristata, identified by the 22 sensory appendages around the snout.

Similar
condylurestarnose

More synonyms by meaning

nounamphibious mole of eastern North America having pink fleshy tentacles around the nose

Similar
starnose moleCondylura cristata
Broader
mole

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish tähtikuonokontiainen
  • tähtikuonokontiainenCondylura cristata
Russian звездоно́с, звездоры́л
  • звездоно́с (zvezdonós)Condylura cristata
  • звездоры́л (zvezdorýl)Condylura cristata
Turkish tepeli köstebek
  • tepeli köstebekCondylura cristata
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APA

star-nosed mole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/star-nosed%20mole

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“star-nosed mole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/star-nosed%20mole. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “star-nosed mole,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/star-nosed%20mole.

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