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单词 shrewmouse
释义

shrewmouse

[ shroo-mous ]
/ ˈʃruˌmaʊs /

noun, plural shrew·mice.

a shrew.

Origin of shrewmouse

First recorded in 1565–75; shrew2 + mouse

Words nearby shrewmouse

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

  • A shrewmouse broke cover in front of him, followed by its mate.

    "Wee Tim'rous Beasties"|Douglas English
  • But the shrewmouse had crouched to dodge the shadow of a passing bird, and he saw him no more.

    "Wee Tim'rous Beasties"|Douglas English

British Dictionary definitions for shrewmouse

shrewmouse
/ (ˈʃruːˌmaʊs) /

noun plural -mice

another name for the shrew, esp the common shrew
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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