either of two small amphibious shrews, Neomys fodiens (European water shrew) or N. anomalus (Mediterranean water shrew), having a dark pelage with paler underparts
Examples of 'water shrew' in a sentence
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There is also a pygmy shrew and a water shrew.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The water shrew feeds alongside slow-flowing streams, and will go into the water to catch small fish.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Not to mention the courting pikes, frantic water shrews and a brilliantly coloured kingfisher.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
There are also pygmy shrews, two or three inches long, and water shrews, which live alongside slow-flowing rivers.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
This is an appealing series, tonight introducing salmon, dippers, water shrews, kingfishers, reed warblers and harvest mice in a variety of attractive settings.