| 单词 | water shrew |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswater shrew water shrew n. any of various shrews (family Soricidae) that usually live near water, and are capable of swimming and diving for food; esp. Neomys fodiens of Eurasia, which has fur that is black above and white beneath. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > [noun] > order Insectivora > family Soricidae > genus Neomys (water-shrew) water shrew-mouse1764 blind-mouse1770 water shrew1771 pig mouse1905 1771 T. Pennant Synopsis Quadrupeds 308 (margin) Water [Shrew]. 1840 Mag. Nat. Hist. 4 149 My attention was arrested by several water-shrews actively engaged in a dyke that runs parallel to the river. 1902 R. Lydekker Libr. Nat. Hist. I. 335 A still further modification for the purposes of an aquatic life is exhibited by the web-footed water-shrew (Nectogale elegans) of Tibet. 2004 Independent (Compact ed.) 4 May 20/4 (caption) The riverside habitat of the water shrew is under threat from poor waterway management. < as lemmas |
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