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musk shrew

musk shrew noun: any of Crocidura spp.

Noun

musk shrew (plural musk shrews)

  1. Any of Crocidura spp.
  2. A house shrew (Suncus murinus, syn. Sorex indicus)
  3. A desman (Desmana moschata or Galemys pyrenaicus).
  4. (rare) A muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus etc.).

musk shrew meaning in Arabic

musk shrew in Arabic

Crocidura sp.
قِرْضَامَة qirḍāma

Forms of musk shrew

pluralmusk shrews
alternative formmuskshrew

Questions about musk shrew

What does musk shrew mean?
Musk shrew means any of Crocidura spp.
What is musk shrew in Arabic?
Musk shrew in Arabic is قِرْضَامَة (qirḍāma). See Musk shrew meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is musk shrew?
Musk shrew is a noun.
What is the plural of musk shrew?
The plural of musk shrew is musk shrews.

Words near musk shrew in the dictionary

  1. musk plums
  2. musk rose
  3. musk roses
  4. musk seed
  5. musk seeds
  6. musk shrew
  7. musk shrews
  8. musk stick
  9. musk sticks
  10. musk thistle
  11. musk thistles

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