water shrew

See also: watershrew

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water shrew (plural water shrews)

  1. Any semiaquatic red-toothed shrews of several species:
    1. of genus Chimarrogale, certain Asiatic water shrews
    2. of genus Nectogale (elegant water shrew)
    3. of genus Neomys of small insectivores in the Soricidae family
    4. of genus Sorex of red-toothed shrews of North America

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