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noun
Any semiaquatic red-toothed shrews of several species:
of genus Chimarrogale, certain Asiatic water shrews
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noun
Any semiaquatic red-toothed shrews of several species:
of genus Nectogale (elegant water shrew)
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noun
Any semiaquatic red-toothed shrews of several species:
of genus Neomys of small insectivores in the Soricidae family
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noun
Any semiaquatic red-toothed shrews of several species:
of genus Sorex of red-toothed shrews of North America
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noun
any of several small semiaquatic shrews usually living near swift-flowing streams
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: shrew, shrewmouse
Narrower terms: American water shrew, Sorex palustris, European water shrew, Neomys fodiens, Mediterranean water shrew, Neomys anomalus
History
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