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house shrews

house shrews is the plural of house shrew.

Meaning of house shrew

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.

Questions about house shrews

What is house shrews the plural of?
House shrews is the plural of house shrew.

Words near house shrews in the dictionary

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

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