starnose mole vs star-nosed mole

starnose mole and star-nosed mole both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of starnose mole include Condylura cristata.

starnose mole (noun)	star-nosed 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