Plural of shrew
regular plural
The plural of shrew is shrews.
Forms of shrew
| Singular | shrew /ʃɹuː/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | shrews |
| Countable | countable |
Shrews in a sentence
- Specialized hemophagous regions are a striking characteristic of some of these placentas yet absent in hyraxes, elephant shrews, and golden moles.2004, “Placentation in species of phylogenetic importance: the Afrotheria”, in Animal Reproduction Science. From the entry placentation
- For many years elephant shrews, represented here by the rock elephant shrew, were placed wifhin the Order Insectivora.1997, M. G. L. Mills, Lex Hes, The Complete Book of Southern African Mammals, page 62. From the entry elephant shrew
- The dinosaurs arriving from Asia proved the hardiest immigrants, though zhelestids (primitive insect-eating mammals that resembled elephant shrews) also somehow made it.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 31. From the entry zhelestid
- Like treeshrews, elephant shrews are active for half of the twenty-four-hour day, implying that this type of general invertebrate gleaning requires long foraging times in both families.2011, Louise H Emmons, Tupai: A Field Study of Bornean Treeshrews, page 221. From the entry elephant shrew
- The recognition of elephant shrews as a distinct clade of eutherian mammals and the discovery of their earliest representatives has not simplified the problem of their higher-order affinities.2007, Patricia A. Holroyd, Jason C. Mussell, “6: Macroscelidea and Tubulidentata”, in Kenneth D. Rose, J. David Archibald, editors, The…. From the entry elephant shrew
Meaning of shrew
- noun Any of numerous small, mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family Soricidae.
- noun Certain other small mammals that resemble true shrews.
- noun An ill-tempered, nagging woman: a scold.
Questions about the plural of shrew
- What is the plural of shrew?
- The plural of shrew is shrews.
- Is shrew countable?
- Shrew is a countable noun.
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