water shrew

noun

1. either of two small amphibious shrews, Neomys fodiens ( European water shrew ) or N. anomalus ( Mediterranean water shrew ), having a dark pelage with paler underparts

Example Sentences

Biologists have uncovered the genetic secrets of the world's smallest diving mammals - water shrews.

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Because of its unique geography, the province of British Columbia has the highest concentration of endemic species, such as the Vancouver Island marmot and water shrew.

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It is not known how the water shrew - with a trauma injury on its back possibly caused by a mouse trap - came to be in the curry.

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By comparing them with short-tailed shrews, the team found that water shrews do have relatively greater oxygen stores but Dr Campbell described them as "pushing the boundary of size for divers".

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They studied wood, harvest, yellow-necked and house mice; field, bank and water voles; brown rats; hazel dormice and one non-rodent - the water shrew.

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