SHORT-TAILED SHREW

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does short-tailed shrew mean? 

• SHORT-TAILED SHREW (noun)
  The noun SHORT-TAILED SHREW has 1 sense:

1. North American shrew with tail less than half its body length

  Familiarity information: SHORT-TAILED SHREW used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHORT-TAILED SHREW (noun)

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Meaning:

North American shrew with tail less than half its body length

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Blarina brevicauda; short-tailed shrew

Hypernyms ("short-tailed shrew" is a kind of...):

shrew; shrewmouse (small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles)

Holonyms ("short-tailed shrew" is a member of...):

Blarina; genus Blarina (shrews)