water shrew
Britishnoun
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The water shrew colonises on the banks of rivers.
From Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. by Various
The large marsh shrew and water shrew, S. palustris and S. bendiri, can be distinguished at a glance from S. vagrans by larger size and darker color.
From Speciation of the Wandering Shrew by Findley, James S.
Also, the water shrew of the Sierra Nevada is derived from that of the Great Basin and Rocky Mountains.
From Speciation of the Wandering Shrew by Findley, James S.
S. v. monticola occurs with the water shrew in southeastern Arizona.
From Speciation of the Wandering Shrew by Findley, James S.
This indicates that the ancestors of the modern S. cinereus and of the water shrew had diverged from one another before that time.
From Speciation of the Wandering Shrew by Findley, James S.
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