shrewmouse

shrew·mouse

S0374400 (shro͞o′mous′)n. pl. shrew·mice (-mīs′) See shrew.

shrewmouse

(ˈʃruːˌmaʊs) n, pl -mice (Animals) another name for the shrew, esp the common shrew

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shrewmouse - small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to molesshrewinsectivore - 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