scapanus

[Gr. skapanē =a spade or hoe.] Zool.: A genus of Talpide, founded by Pomel. In general characters they agree with Scalops, but resemble Condylura in dentition and habit. There are two species, Brewer's Shrew Mole ( Scopanus brewer i), from the Eastern United States, which probably gave rise to the reports that the Common Mole ( Talpa europæa ) existed in America, and S. town send i, from the Pacific coast. *scape (1), s . [An abbreviation of escape (q. v.).] 1. The act of escaping; an escape. "I spoke of most disastrous chances,