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Definition of Shrewmouse
1. Noun. Small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles.
Generic synonyms: Insectivore
Group relationships: Family Soricidae, Soricidae
Specialized synonyms: Common Shrew, Sorex Araneus, Masked Shrew, Sorex Cinereus, Blarina Brevicauda, Short-tailed Shrew, Water Shrew, Cryptotis Parva, Least Shrew
Definition of Shrewmouse
1. n. A shrew; especially, the erd shrew.
Definition of Shrewmouse
1. Noun. A shrew, especially the erd shrew. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Shrewmouse
1. [n -MICE]
Medical Definition of Shrewmouse
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Shrewmouse
Literary usage of Shrewmouse
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The world's wit and humor: an encyclopedia of the classic wit and humor of by Lionel Strachey (1906)
"The shrewmouse began to caper about in his domain as happy as a king, reconnoitering
his immense realms of mustard, principalities of sugar, provinces of ..."
2. The world's wit and humor: an encyclopedia of the classic wit and humor of by Lionel Strachey (1906)
"The shrewmouse promised faithfully to accomplish his task and to do his duty as
a loyal beast, on condition that he lived on a heap of grain, ..."
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