| 单词 | water shrew-mouse |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswater shrew-mouse water shrew-mouse n. now rare = water shrew n. [ < water n. + shrewmouse n., after French musaraigne d'eau (L. J. M. Daubenton 1762, in Hist. de l'Acad. royale des sci. 211).] ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > [noun] > order Insectivora > family Soricidae > genus Neomys (water-shrew) water shrew-mouse1764 blind-mouse1770 water shrew1771 pig mouse1905 1764 Gentleman's Mag. Aug. 376/2 The water Shrew-mouse,..which M. Daubenton discovered in Burgundy, is called by the inhabitants the Water-mouse, and is found on the banks of the rivers,..and frequently swimming about in the water. 1801 Lady's Mag. July 347/1 The water shrew mice are usually taken at the head of fountains or springs. 1909 D. English Some Smaller Brit. Mammals 74 The natural food of the Water Shrew-mouse consists, I think, mainly of mollusca. < as lemmas |
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