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单词 shrew mole
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shrew mole


noun

a grayish-black mole, Neurotrichus gibbsii, of the western coast of the United States and Canada, that grows to a length of about 3 inches (7.6 centimeters).
any of several Asiatic moles of the genus Uropsilus.

Origin of shrew mole

First recorded in 1815–25

Words nearby shrew mole

Shreveport, shrew, shrewd, shrewdie, shrewish, shrew mole, shrewmouse, Shrewsbury, Shri, shriek, shrieval
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Example sentences from the Web for shrew mole

  • A shrew-mole lived for many weeks in my study, and made use of a gun-case, into which he squeezed himself, as a burrow.

    Rambles of a Naturalist|John D. Godman

British Dictionary definitions for shrew mole

shrew mole

noun

any of several moles, such as Uropsilus soricipes of E Asia or Neurotrichus gibbsi of E North America, having a long snout and long tail
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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