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COMMON SHREW
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Dictionary entry overview: What does common shrew mean?
• COMMON SHREW (noun)
The noun COMMON SHREW has 1 sense:
1. common American shrew
Familiarity information: COMMON SHREW used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Common American shrew
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
common shrew; Sorex araneus
Hypernyms ("common shrew" is a kind of...):
shrew; shrewmouse (small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles)
Holonyms ("common shrew" is a member of...):
genus Sorex; Sorex (type genus of the family Soricidae: shrews)
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