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potamogale
[ pot-uh-mog-uh-lee ]
/ ˌpɒt əˈmɒg ə li /
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Origin of potamogale
1875–80; <New Latin <Greek potamó(s) river + galê weasel
Words nearby potamogale
potable, potae, potage, potager, potamic, potamogale, potamology, potamoplankton, pot arch, Potaro, potash
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How to use potamogale in a sentence
Clavicles are well developed (except in Potamogale), and the humerus generally has an ent-epicondylar foramen.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. ReynoldsClavicles are present, which is not the case with Potamogale.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers BeddardEven in the Otter-like Potamogale the upper jaw, though broad and flat, projects considerably beyond the lower.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers BeddardThe tibia and fibula are distinct, not confluent with one another as in Potamogale.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard