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AMERICAN WATER SHREW

Dictionary entry overview: What does American water shrew mean?

• AMERICAN WATER SHREW (noun)
The noun AMERICAN WATER SHREW has 1 sense:

1. water shrew of North America

Familiarity information: AMERICAN WATER SHREW used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• AMERICAN WATER SHREW (noun)

Sense 1

American water shrew ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Water shrew of North America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

American water shrew; Sorex palustris

Hypernyms ("American water shrew" is a kind of...):

water shrew (any of several small semiaquatic shrews usually living near swift-flowing streams)

Holonyms ("American water shrew" is a member of...):

genus Sorex; Sorex (type genus of the family Soricidae: shrews)

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