Definitions for condylura cristata
condy·lu·ra crista·ta

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1. starnose mole, star-nosed mole, Condylura cristatanoun

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

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1. condylura cristata

   The star-nosed mole (Condylura cristata) is a small semiaquatic mole found in moist, low areas in the northern parts of North America. It is the only extant member of the tribe Condylurini and genus Condylura, and it has more than 25,000 minute sensory receptors in touch organs, known as Eimer's organs, with which this hamster-sized mole feels its way around. With the help of its Eimer's organs, it may be perfectly poised to detect seismic wave vibrations.The nose is about 1 cm in diameter with its Eimer's organs distributed on 22 appendages. Eimer's organs were first described in the European mole in 1871 by German zoologist Theodor Eimer. Other mole species also possess Eimer's organs, though they are not as specialized or numerous as in the star-nosed mole. Because the star-nosed mole is functionally blind, the snout was long suspected to be used to detect electrical activity in prey animals, though little, if any, empirical support has been found for this hypothesis. The nasal star and dentition of this species appear to be primarily adapted to exploit extremely small prey. A report in the journal Nature gives this animal the title of fastest-eating mammal, taking as little as 120 milliseconds (average: 227 ms) to identify and consume individual food items. Its brain decides in approximately 8 ms if prey is edible or not. This speed is at the limit of the speed of neurons. These moles are also able to smell underwater, accomplished by exhaling air bubbles onto objects or scent trails and then inhaling the bubbles to carry scents back through the nose.

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1. condylura cristata

   The Condylura cristata, also known as the star-nosed mole, is a small mole found in wet low areas of North America. It is known for its distinctive, echiniform nose, covered with 22 pink appendages or tentacles, which it uses as a touch organ. This mole is semi-aquatic, is an excellent swimmer and can dig through a variety of soils and spend much of its time hunting small invertebrates, small vertebrates, annelids, mollusks, and amphibians.

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