star-nosed mole vs starnose mole

star-nosed mole and starnose mole both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
star-nosed mole	Yes	No	No	No
starnose mole	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, star-nosed mole and starnose mole are synonyms defined as:

star-nosed mole and starnose mole: amphibious mole of eastern North America having pink fleshy tentacles around the nose

Other synonyms of star-nosed mole include Condylura cristata.

star-nosed mole (noun)	starnose mole (noun)
amphibious mole of eastern North America having pink fleshy tentacles around the nose	amphibious mole of eastern North America having pink fleshy tentacles around the nose