shrew : Idioms & Phrases

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american shrew mole

  • noun greyish-black shrew mole of the United States and Canada
    Neurotrichus gibbsii.
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american water shrew

  • noun water shrew of North America
    Sorex palustris.
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asiatic shrew mole

  • noun shrew mole of eastern Asia
    Uropsilus soricipes.
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common shrew

  • noun common American shrew
    Sorex araneus.
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Earth shrew

  • any shrewlike burrowing animal of the family Centetidæ, as the tendrac.
Webster 1913

Elephant shrew, Jumping shrew, Mole shrew

  • . See under Elephant, Jumping, etc.
Webster 1913

Erd shrew

  • (Zoöl.), the common European shrew (Sorex vulgaris); the shrewmouse.
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european water shrew

  • noun widely distributed Old World water shrew
    Neomys fodiens.
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Jumping shrew

  • (Zoöl.), any African insectivore of the genus Macroscelides. They are allied to the shrews, but have large hind legs adapted for jumping.
Webster 1913

least shrew

  • noun small brown shrew of grassy regions of eastern United States
    Cryptotis parva.
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masked shrew

  • noun commonest shrew of moist habitats in North America
    Sorex cinereus.
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mediterranean water shrew

  • noun a type of water shrew
    Neomys anomalus.
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Mole shrew

  • (Zoöl.), any one of several species of short-tailed American shrews of the genus Blarina, esp. B. brevicauda.
Webster 1913

Musk shrew

  • (Zoöl.), a shrew (Sorex murinus), found in India. It has a powerful odor of musk. Called also sondeli, and mondjourou.
  • . See Desman.
Webster 1913

Oared shrew

  • (Zoöl.), an aquatic European shrew (Crossopus ciliatus); called also black water shrew.
Webster 1913

otter shrew

  • noun amphibious African insectivorous mammal that resembles an otter
    Potamogale velox; potamogale.
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pen-tailed tree shrew

  • noun brown tree shrew having a naked tail bilaterally fringed with long stiff hairs on the distal third; of Malaysia
    pen-tail; pentail.
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Rat-tailed shrew

  • (Zoöl.), the musk shrew.
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River shrew

  • an aquatic West African insectivore (Potamogale velox) resembling a weasel in form and size, but having a large flattened and crested tail adapted for rapid swimming. It feeds on fishes.
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short-tailed shrew

  • noun North American shrew with tail less than half its body length
    Blarina brevicauda.
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Shrew mole

  • noun slender mole having a long snout and tail
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  • a common large North American mole (Scalops aquaticus). Its fine, soft fur is gray with iridescent purple tints.
Webster 1913

shrew-sized

  • adjective satellite having the approximate size of a shrew
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Squirrel shrew

  • (Zoöl.), any one of several species of East Indian and Asiatic insectivores of the genus Tupaia. They are allied to the shrews, but have a bushy tail, like that of a squirrel.
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tree shrew

  • noun insectivorous arboreal mammal of southeast Asia that resembles a squirrel with large eyes and long sharp snout
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water shrew

  • noun any of several small semiaquatic shrews usually living near swift-flowing streams
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Wa"ter shrew`
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  1. (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of shrews having fringed feet and capable of swimming actively. The two common European species (Crossopus fodiens, and C. ciliatus) are the best known. The most common American water shrew, or marsh shrew (Neosorex palustris), is rarely seen, owing to its nocturnal habits.
Webster 1913