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musk shrews

musk shrews is the plural of musk shrew.

Meaning of musk shrew

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.).

Questions about musk shrews

What is musk shrews the plural of?
Musk shrews is the plural of musk shrew.

Words near musk shrews in the dictionary

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

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