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Etruscan shrew

Etruscan shrew noun: suncus etruscus, a species of shrew native to Eurasia.

Noun

Etruscan shrew (plural Etruscan shrews)

  1. Suncus etruscus, a species of shrew native to Eurasia.
    • Of particular interest is the Etruscan shrew (Suncus etruscus), the smallest living mammal, whose adult body mass averages no more than 2 g.a. 1980, Ewald R. Weibel et al., "The respiratory system of the smallest mammal". Published in: 1980, Knut Schmidt-Nielsen, Liana Bolis, Charles Richard Taylor, Comparative Physiology: Primitive...
    • Not much is known about the habits of the Etruscan shrew, but it swims well - most shrews do - and climbs well, but only if it has to.1983, David Black, Animal wonders of the world, Exeter Books, page 15
    Synonyms:
    Etruscan pygmy shrew, white-toothed pygmy shrew

Synonyms of Etruscan shrew

  • Etruscan pygmy shrew
  • white-toothed pygmy shrew

Forms of Etruscan shrew

pluralEtruscan shrews

Questions about Etruscan shrew

What does Etruscan shrew mean?
Etruscan shrew means suncus etruscus, a species of shrew native to Eurasia.
What part of speech is Etruscan shrew?
Etruscan shrew is a noun.
What is the plural of Etruscan shrew?
The plural of Etruscan shrew is Etruscan shrews.

Words near Etruscan shrew in the dictionary

  1. Etrurians
  2. Etruscan
  3. Etruscan bear
  4. Etruscan bears
  5. Etruscan gold
  6. Etruscan shrew
  7. Etruscan shrews
  8. Etruscanist
  9. Etruscanists
  10. Etruscanness
  11. Etruscans

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