| 单词 | saddleback shrew |
| 释义 | > as lemmassaddleback shrew 12. North American. The Arctic shrew, Sorex arcticus, of the boreal forests of North America, which has a blackish back contrasting with reddish-brown sides. More fully saddleback shrew. Also: this blackish marking. Cf. saddle-backed shrew n. at saddle-backed adj. 5. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > [noun] > order Insectivora > family Soricidae > genus Sorex (shrew) shrewc725 mygalea1382 ranny1559 shrewmouse1572 hardishrew1601 muset1601 earth-shrew1607 sorex1607 spitemouse1668 hog mouse1743 wight1795 thraw-mouse1825 saddleback1948 1895 C. H. Merriam in N. Amer. Fauna No. 10. 64 Sorex Richardsoni... This large saddle-back Shrew hardly requires comparison with any other species, though specimens in the dull pelage sometimes resemble the brown pelage of S. fumeus. 1948 A. L. Rand Mammals E. Rockies 51 The saddle-back shrew with is red-brown sides and tricolour pattern is the most beautiful of our shrews. 1966 R. L. Peterson Mammals E. Canada 38/1 Sorex arcticus Kerr—Arctic or Saddle-back Shrew... Young do not show the distinct dorsal band or ‘saddle back’. < as lemmas |
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