SHREW

Shrew

A shrew or shrew mouse is a small mole-like mammal classified in the order Soricomorpha. True shrews are also not to be confused with West Indies shrews, treeshrews, otter shrews, or elephant shrews, which belong to different families or orders.

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shrew

Noun

  1. Any of numerous small mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family Soricidae.
  2. An ill-tempered, nagging woman: a scold.
    You'd better not stay out late tonight — your mother is quite a shrew and you'll never hear the end of it.

Verb

  1. To beshrew; to curse.


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