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Meaning of
shrew
in English
shrew
us
//ʃruː//
uk
//ʃruː//
#uncommon
Plural
shrews
Definitions
Noun
small
,
insectivorous
mammals
(
Soricidae
);
nocturnal
The
biologist
studied
the
shrew
in
its
natural
habitat
.
an
ill-tempered
,
quarrelsome
woman
The
neighbor
complained
about
the
shrew
who
always
yelled
at
her
children
.
mouselike
mammals
(
resembling
true
shrews
)
The
researcher
observed
the
shrew
burrowing
into
the
ground
.
Compounds / Phrases
musk shrew
shrewmice
shrewmouse