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shrewmouse

[ shroo-mous ]

noun

, plural shrew·mice.
  1. a shrew.


shrewmouse

/ ˈʃruːˌmaʊs /

noun

  1. another name for the shrew, esp the common shrew
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of shrewmouse1

First recorded in 1565–75; shrew 2 + mouse
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Example Sentences

But he was larger than the common shrewmouse, and altogether a much handsomer animal.

Among others was an extremely thin little shrewmouse, dainty and devilish, with steely eyes and thin pinched lips turning inward.

But the shrewmouse had crouched to dodge the shadow of a passing bird, and he saw him no more.

A shrewmouse broke cover in front of him, followed by its mate.

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