shrew mole

shrew mole

n. Any of various shrewlike moles of several genera in the family Talpidae, found in North America and Asia.

shrew mole

n (Animals) 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

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shrew mole - slender mole having a long snout and tailmole - small velvety-furred burrowing mammal having small eyes and fossorial forefeetgenus Uropsilus, Uropsilus - shrew molesAsiatic shrew mole, Uropsilus soricipes - shrew mole of eastern AsiaAmerican shrew mole, Neurotrichus gibbsii - greyish-black shrew mole of the United States and Canada