shrewmouse

American  

[shroo-mous] / ˈʃruˌmaʊs /

noun

plural

shrewmice

1. a shrew.

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shrewmouse British  

/ ˈʃruːˌmaʊs /

noun

1. another name for the shrew, esp the common shrew

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Etymology

Origin of shrewmouse

First recorded in 1565–75; shrew ² + mouse

Example Sentences

When young, Jeff would challenge himself to define a word, chasing it down through the dictionary: Fishwife to shrew to shrewmouse to insectivorous to vorous.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2016

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

From "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character by English, Douglas

The smallest British quadruped. then a liliputian shrewmouse turned up. he, and he only, has a prehensile tail.

From "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character by English, Douglas

I saw the sturdy Dudgeon’s mouth working like a bull-terrier’s over a shrewmouse.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

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

From The Squirrels and other animals Illustrations of the habits and instincts of many of the smaller British quadrupeds by Waring, George