Any of the small insectivorous mammals, belonging to the genus Sorex or the family Soricidæ, much resembling mice but having a long sharp snout; a…
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| 释义 | the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > [noun] > order Insectivora > family Soricidae > genus Sorex (shrew) (13) shrewc725 Any of the small insectivorous mammals, belonging to the genus Sorex or the family Soricidæ, much resembling mice but having a long sharp snout; a… mygalea1382 A shrew; a ferret (see note in etymology). Obsolete. ranny1559 A shrew, esp. the common shrew, Sorex araneus. Also (perhaps by confusion): any of various small rodents. More fully ranny-mouse. shrewmouse1572 Any of the small insectivores of the genus Sorex or family Soricidæ; = shrew, n.1 hardishrew1601 A shrew (genus Sorex). muset1601 A shrew. earth-shrew1607 a shrew (genus Sorex); cf. hardishrew, n. sorex1607 A shrew-mouse, a shrew. Also transferred. spitemouse1668 (See quot. 1668.) hog mouse1743 (a) North American the bog lemming, Synaptomys borealis (obsolete rare); (b) English regional a shrew (genus Sorex) (now rare). wight1795 A local name for the shrew-mouse. thraw-mouse1825 A shrew. saddleback1948 North American. The Arctic shrew, Sorex arcticus, of the boreal forests of North America, which has a blackish back contrasting with reddish-brown… |
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