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shrew mole

shrew mole noun: any of various moles that resemble shrews, in subfamily Uropsilinae, in the tribe Urotrichini, or in the genus Neurotrichus.

shrew mole: any of various moles that resemble shrews, in subfamily Uropsilinae, in the tribe Urotrichini, or...
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Noun

shrew mole (plural shrew moles)

  1. Any of various moles that resemble shrews, in subfamily Uropsilinae, in the tribe Urotrichini, or in the genus Neurotrichus.

Forms of shrew mole

pluralshrew moles

Words formed from shrew mole

  • American shrew mole
  • Anderson's shrew mole
  • Chinese shrew mole
  • equivalent-teeth shrew mole
  • Gibbs shrew mole
  • gracile shrew mole
  • inquisitive shrew mole
  • Japanese shrew mole
  • least shrew mole
  • True's shrew mole

Questions about shrew mole

What does shrew mole mean?
Shrew mole means any of various moles that resemble shrews, in subfamily Uropsilinae, in the tribe Urotrichini, or in the genus Neurotrichus.
What part of speech is shrew mole?
Shrew mole is a noun.
What is the plural of shrew mole?
The plural of shrew mole is shrew moles.

Words near shrew mole in the dictionary

  1. Shreveport
  2. Shreveporter
  3. Shreveporters
  4. Shreves
  5. shrew
  6. shrew mole
  7. shrew moles
  8. shrew opossum
  9. shrew opossums
  10. shrew possum
  11. shrew possums

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