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elephant shrews

elephant shrews is the plural of elephant shrew.

Meaning of elephant shrew

Noun

elephant shrew (plural elephant shrews)

  1. A sengi (order Macroscelidea).
    • For many years elephant shrews, represented here by the rock elephant shrew, were placed wifhin the Order Insectivora. Today they are separated from that group by virtue of their long snouts, heibivotous dentition and different digestive tract.1997, M. G. L. Mills, Lex Hes, The Complete Book of Southern African Mammals, page 62

Questions about elephant shrews

What is elephant shrews the plural of?
Elephant shrews is the plural of elephant shrew.

Words near elephant shrews in the dictionary

  1. elephant race
  2. elephant races
  3. elephant seal
  4. elephant seals
  5. elephant shrew
  6. elephant shrews
  7. elephant skin
  8. elephant test
  9. elephant toothpaste
  10. elephant trap
  11. elephant traps

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