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muskshrew

muskshrew is the alternative spelling 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.).

Forms of muskshrew

pluralmuskshrews

Questions about muskshrew

What is muskshrew the alternative spelling of?
Muskshrew is the alternative spelling of musk shrew.

Words near muskshrew in the dictionary

  1. muskrat weed
  2. muskrats
  3. muskratty
  4. muskroot
  5. musks
  6. muskshrew
  7. muskshrews
  8. muskwood
  9. musky
  10. musky rat kangaroo
  11. musky rat kangaroos

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Adapted from Wiktionary: muskshrew (page history and authors); musk shrew (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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