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Definition of Masked shrew
1. Noun. Commonest shrew of moist habitats in North America.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Masked Shrew
Literary usage of Masked shrew
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Contributions by Brooklyn Botanic Garden (1917)
"... since Batchelder writes that the masked shrew, Sorex personatus personatus
Geoffrey, is apparently common there and found anywhere on the mountain. ..."
2. The Natural History of Secession by Thomas Shepard Goodwin (1865)
"The masked shrew, S. personatus, Geoff., of the Southern Atlantic States, is one
inch and three quarters long to the tail, which is over one inch ..."
3. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1898)
"masked shrew. This tiny mammal is sometimes taken by the professional mouser n
both the deeper forests and the open grounds near woodland. ..."
4. Natural History: A Manual of Zoölogy for Schools, Colleges, and the General by Sanborn Tenney (1869)
"The masked shrew, S. personatus, Geoff., of the Southern Atlantic States, is one
inch and three quarters long to the tail, which is over one inch ..."
5. Everyday Adventures by Samuel Scoville (1920)
"... the masked shrew, must be weighed by troy weight, and tips a jeweler's scale
at less than forty-five grains. To-day the snow said the shrew had been an ..."
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