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shrew S0373900 (shro͞o)n.1. Any of various small, chiefly insectivorous mammals of the family Soricidae, resembling a mouse but having a long pointed snout and small eyes and ears. Also called shrewmouse.2. A woman regarded as an ill-tempered scold or nag.
[Middle English shrewe, rascal, devil, evil creature, overbearing woman, from Old English scrēawa, shrewmouse.]shrew (ʃruː) n1. (Animals) Also called: shrewmouse any small mouse-like long-snouted mammal, such as Sorex araneus (common shrew), of the family Soricidae: order Insectivora (insectivores). See also water shrew2. a bad-tempered or mean-spirited woman[Old English scrēawa; related to Old High German scrawaz dwarf, Icelandic skröggr old man, Norwegian skrugg dwarf]shrew1 (ʃru)
n. a woman of violent temper and speech; termagant. [1200–50; Middle English: villain, evildoer (of either sex)] shrew2 (ʃru)
n. any of several small, mouselike, insect-eating mammals of the family Soricidae, having a long, sharp snout and small, poorly developed eyes. [before 900; Old English scrēawa] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | shrew - a scolding nagging bad-tempered womantermagantdisagreeable woman, unpleasant woman - a woman who is an unpleasant personvirago - a noisy or scolding or domineering womanyenta - (Yiddish) a vulgar shrew; a shallow coarse termagant | | 2. |  shrew - small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to molesshrewmouseinsectivore - small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial or fossorial mammalsfamily Soricidae, Soricidae - shrewscommon shrew, Sorex araneus - common American shrewmasked shrew, Sorex cinereus - commonest shrew of moist habitats in North AmericaBlarina brevicauda, short-tailed shrew - North American shrew with tail less than half its body lengthwater shrew - any of several small semiaquatic shrews usually living near swift-flowing streamsCryptotis parva, least shrew - small brown shrew of grassy regions of eastern United States |
shrew1noun nag, fury, dragon (informal), spitfire, virago, vixen, harpy, harridan, termagant (rare), scold, Xanthippe, ballbreaker (slang) After the first visit he announced that his stepmother was a shrew.
shrew2 nounRelated words
adjective soricineShrews and other insectivores desman, elephant shrew, mole, moon rat, shrew or shrewmouse, shrew mole, solenodon, star-nosed mole, tenrec, tree shrew, water shrewshrewnounA person, traditionally a woman, who persistently nags or criticizes:fishwife, fury, harpy, scold, termagant, virago, vixen.Informal: battle-ax.Translationsshrew (ʃruː) noun1. a type of small mouse-like animal with a long, pointed nose. 鼩鼱 鼩鼱2. an old word for an unpleasant woman with a violent temper and sharp tongue. 潑婦 泼妇shrew
shrew, common name for the small, insectivorous mammals of the family Soricidae, related to the molesmole,
in zoology, common name for the small, burrowing, insectivorous mammals of the family Talpidae, found throughout the temperate Northern Hemisphere. Moles are trapped as pests, although they probably do less damage than the animals they destroy, and for their fur, which is
..... Click the link for more information. . Shrews include the smallest mammals; the smallest shrews are under 2 in. (5.1 cm) long, excluding the tail, and the largest are about 6 in. (15 cm) long. Light-boned and fragile, shrews have mouselike bodies and long, pointed snouts with tiny, sharp teeth. They are terrestrial and nocturnal, mostly living under vegetation; some occupy the burrows of other small animals. Their musky odor, produced by a pair of glands on their flanks, deters some of their potential predators. Extremely active and nervous, they have a higher metabolic rate than any other animal. The heart of the masked shrew, Sorex cinereus, beats 800 times a minute, considerably faster than that of the hummingbird. Shrews must eat incessantly in order to stay alive; most will starve to death if deprived of food for half a day. They eat anything available, but prefer small animals; they are economically important as destroyers of insects and slugs that harm crops. Shrews are easily startled and will jump, faint, or drop dead at a sudden noise. They are vicious fighters, killing and eating larger animals, such as mice, as well as other shrews. A belief that the shrew's bite is poisonous was dismissed for years as a folk tale, but has since been substantiated; the saliva of at least one species of shrew is lethal to mice and can cause considerable pain to humans. Shrews live about 15 months and reproduce rapidly, bearing up to four litters a year, with up to eight young in a litter. Shrews are found in Europe, Asia, North and Central America, and N South America. There are more than 350 species, all rather similar, classified in about 30 genera. The subfamily of red-toothed shrews, with orange- or red-tipped teeth, includes both Old and New World species; the white-toothed shrews are confined to the Old World. A third subfamily, sometimes called African shrews, is found exclusively in sub-Saharan Africa. The common shrews of the Northern Hemisphere belong to the red-toothed genus Sorex, with many species in North America and a few in Europe and Asia. The water shrew of Canada and N United States, Sorex palustris, is adapted to aquatic living and can actually walk on the surface of water for a short distance. There are other aquatic shrews, of several genera, in Europe and Asia. The giant water shrew of Africa is not a true shrew but an insectivore related to the tenrectenrec
, any of the small insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, also called tendrecs or tanrecs. These animals are found on the island of Madagascar. In that closed environment they have evolved diverse forms, filling various ecological niches occupied by other small
..... Click the link for more information. . The elephant, or jumping, shrews of Africa are insectivores of the family Macroscelididae; they resemble miniature kangaroos with trunks. The Oriental tree shrew is an insectivorelike primateprimate,
member of the mammalian order Primates, which includes humans, apes, monkeys, and prosimians, or lower primates. The group can be traced to the late Cretaceous period, where members were forest dwellers.
..... Click the link for more information. . True shrews are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata
, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Soricomorpha, family Soricidae. shrew[shrü] (vertebrate zoology) Any of more than 250 species of insectivorous mammals of the family Soricidae; individuals are small with a moderately long tail, minute eyes, a sharp-pointed snout, and small ears. shrew any small mouse-like long-snouted mammal, such as Sorex araneus (common shrew), of the family Soricidae: order Insectivora (insectivores) shrew
Synonyms for shrewnoun nagSynonyms- nag
- fury
- dragon
- spitfire
- virago
- vixen
- harpy
- harridan
- termagant
- scold
- Xanthippe
- ballbreaker
Synonyms for shrewnoun a person, traditionally a woman, who persistently nags or criticizesSynonyms- fishwife
- fury
- harpy
- scold
- termagant
- virago
- vixen
- battle-ax
Synonyms for shrewnoun a scolding nagging bad-tempered womanSynonymsRelated Words- disagreeable woman
- unpleasant woman
- virago
- yenta
noun small mouselike mammal with a long snoutSynonymsRelated Words- insectivore
- family Soricidae
- Soricidae
- common shrew
- Sorex araneus
- masked shrew
- Sorex cinereus
- Blarina brevicauda
- short-tailed shrew
- water shrew
- Cryptotis parva
- least shrew
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