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noun

a chiefly aquatic insectivore, Potamogale velox, of western Africa, that resembles an otter, having sleek, brown fur and a flattened tail.

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Also called potamogale.

Words nearby otter shrew

Otterbein, otter board, Otterburn, otterhound, otter shell, otter shrew, otter trawl, otto, Otto cycle, Otto I, Otto II

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How to use otter shrew in a sentence

Read another way, she is a horrible mother, an uptight snob, and a bit of a shrew.
Colm Toibin Describes The Creation Of His Quiet Masterpiece ‘Nora Webster’|Jennie Yabroff|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
All the parts for women are awful, and chauvinistic and they have to play a shrew.
The Sex Scenes in ‘The Spectacular Now’ Are Awkward, Honest, and All Too Real|Anna Klassen|August 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Her popularity is up, her guard is down, and her image as a shrew is a relic of the past.
How Hillary Clinton Got Hot After Years of Being Stuck With a Cold Image|Howard Kurtz|April 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He called Governor Otter a “salesman for the government,” a product no decent Idahoan would ever buy.
The Candidate Named "Pro-Life"|Michael Ames|October 31, 2010|DAILY BEAST

That's especially evident in the sequence with an elephant shrew in Africa.
Extreme Nature Closeups|Andy Dehnart|March 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST
He had shot an otter on one of his journeys along the stream, but said he had seen hardly a trace of beavers.
Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail|Arthur R. Thompson
Saying this, the shrew pointed to a confused form, hidden under a long white veil that trailed on the floor.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman|Eugne Sue
Of marine mammals the most characteristic are the sea-lion, fur-seal, sea-otter and harbour-seal.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
At that moment White Otter discovered something far away to the northward.
Three Sioux Scouts|Elmer Russell Gregor
White Otter shot his arrow at the foremost rider, and the Pawnee fell to the plain.
Three Sioux Scouts|Elmer Russell Gregor

British Dictionary definitions for otter shrew

otter shrew

noun

any small otter-like amphibious mammal, esp Potamogale velox, of the family Potamogalidae of W and central Africa: order Insectivora (insectivores)

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