1
: any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur
2
: an ill-tempered scolding woman
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Noun
Rip Van Winkle went off into the mountains to escape his wife, a shrew who made his life miserable.
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Rhiannon Saegert, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
Here’s looking at shrew: How college students got first-ever photos of an elusive California mammal.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2025
The team also trapped three other species of shrew: the vagrant shrew, montane shrew and Merriam’s shrew.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
The trio ventured out into the eastern Sierra Nevada and captured six live Mount Lyell shrews (Sorex lyelli).
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
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Noun
According to the Lincoln Park Zoo, northern tree shrews are most closely related to primates and have no relation to actual shrews other than a coincidental resemblance to them.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
Here’s looking at shrew: How college students got first-ever photos of an elusive California mammal.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2025
The team also trapped three other species of shrew: the vagrant shrew, montane shrew and Merriam’s shrew.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
The trio ventured out into the eastern Sierra Nevada and captured six live Mount Lyell shrews (Sorex lyelli).
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Shrew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrew. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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