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Shrewmouse

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. See shrew.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A shrew, especially the erd shrew.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A shrew; especially, the erd shrew.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The common shrew of Europe; any small true shrew, like a mouse. See cuts under shrew.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles

Word Usage

"Canadian hunter knows the track made by any bird or beast, from the deep broad print of the bear, to the tiny one of the little shrewmouse, which is the smallest four-footed beast in this or any other country."

Variant

shrewmice

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

shrew

Same Context

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