noun
small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles
• Syn: ↑shrew
• Hypernyms: ↑insectivore
• Hyponyms:
↑common shrew, ↑Sorex araneus, ↑masked shrew, ↑Sorex cinereus, ↑short-tailed shrew, ↑Blarina brevicauda, ↑water shrew, ↑least shrew, ↑Cryptotis parva
• Member Holonyms: ↑Soricidae, ↑family Soricidae
Useful english dictionary. 2012.