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water shrewnounA large semiaquatic shrew that preys on aquatic invertebrates.- Four genera, family Soricidae: several species, in particular the Eurasian water shrew (Neomys fodiens) and the American water shrew (Sorex palustris).
The water shrew of Eurasia weakens its aquatic prey (snails, mollusks, and freshwater insects) with a similar saliva poison....- In addition to the solenodon, the only mammals that use venom today are the North American short-tailed shrew, the Eurasian water shrew, and the Australian duck-billed platypus.
- For example, northern water shrews are primarily found near wetland habitats including streams with overhanging banks, grass-sedge marshes, and shrub zones bordering streams and ponds.
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