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house shrew

house shrew noun: a shrew that makes its habitat in and around human houses, especially Suncus murinus, found in various parts of Asia, Africa, and some islands.

Noun

house shrew (plural house shrews)

  1. A shrew that makes its habitat in and around human houses, especially Suncus murinus, found in various parts of Asia, Africa, and some islands.

Forms of house shrew

pluralhouse shrews

Words formed from house shrew

Questions about house shrew

What does house shrew mean?
House shrew means a shrew that makes its habitat in and around human houses, especially Suncus murinus, found in various parts of Asia, Africa, and some islands.
What part of speech is house shrew?
House shrew is a noun.
What is the plural of house shrew?
The plural of house shrew is house shrews.

Words near house shrew in the dictionary

  1. house rule
  2. house rules
  3. house sat
  4. house show
  5. house shows
  6. house shrew
  7. house shrews
  8. house sit
  9. house sits
  10. house sitted
  11. house sitter

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