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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A mole (Condylura cristata) of North America, having 22 small fleshy tentacles encircling the end of its nose in a starlike pattern.
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- noun a species of
mole , Condylura cristata, identified by the appendaged ring around the snout.
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- noun amphibious mole of eastern North America having pink fleshy tentacles around the nose
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