short-tailed shrew

short-tailed shrew

S0365950 (shôrt′tāld′)n. Any of various shrews of the genera Blarina, of North America, and Blarinella, of eastern Asia, having a short tail and stout body.

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Noun

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short-tailed shrew - North American shrew with tail less than half its body lengthBlarina brevicaudashrewmouse, shrew - small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to molesBlarina, genus Blarina - shrews