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shrew
2[ shroo ]
noun
- any of several small, mouselike insectivores of the genus Sorex and related genera, having a long, sharp snout.
shrew
/ ʃruː /
noun
- Also calledshrewmouse any small mouse-like long-snouted mammal, such as Sorex araneus ( common shrew ), of the family Soricidae: order Insectivora (insectivores) See also water shrew soricine
- a bad-tempered or mean-spirited woman
Other Words From
- shrewlike adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of shrew2
Word History and Origins
Origin of shrew1
Example Sentences
Lyell shrew, a mouse-like mammal that lives in the central Sierra Nevada, has never been photographed in the 100 years since it was discovered.
Historically, women wheelchair users in films are depicted as sad, confined women or vicious shrews.
For smaller omnivorous and carnivorous mammals such as masked palm civets or elephant shrews, nectar can act as a high-calorie supplement.
I think about what it is to be a shrew and what goes into making a woman shrewish.
They included a horseshoe bat called Rhinolophus mabuensis and a dwarf musk shrew which scientists are still in the process of naming and describing.
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