shrew mole

American  

noun

1. a grayish-black mole, Neurotrichus gibbsii, of the western coast of the United States and Canada, that grows to a length of about 3 inches (7.6 centimeters).

2. any of several Asiatic moles of the genus Uropsilus.

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shrew mole British  

noun

1. any of several moles, such as Uropsilus soricipes of E Asia or Neurotrichus gibbsi of E North America, having a long snout and long tail

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Etymology

Origin of shrew mole

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

The shrew mole of North America is a ground-digger of great ingenuity.

From The Human Side of Animals by Dixon, Royal

The little shrew mole, which I know is active at night, I have never seen but once.

From Under the Maples by Burroughs, John

He has been heard to say that, in investigating the habits of the shrew mole, he walked many hundred miles.

From Rambles of a Naturalist by Godman, John D.