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shrew

UK/ʃɹuː/ US/ʃɹɪu̯/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.
2.

small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles

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Origin

From Middle English schrewe, from Old English sċrēawa (“shrew”), from Proto-Germanic *skrawwaz (“thin; meagre; frail”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut; shorten; skimp”). Cognates include Old High German scrawaz (“dwarf”), Norwegian skrugg (“dwarf”).

Phrases

  • armored shrew terms derived from shrew (noun)
  • Bendire's shrew terms derived from shrew (noun)
  • common shrew terms derived from shrew (noun)
  • elephant shrew terms derived from shrew (noun)
  • Elliot's short-tailed shrew terms derived from shrew (noun)
  • erd shrew terms derived from shrew (noun)
  • Etruscan shrew terms derived from shrew (noun)
  • hero shrew terms derived from shrew (noun)

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