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shrewmouse

shrewmouse

9.9
A small animal like a mouse with a long nose that eats insects
  • noun
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  • Researchers studied the diet of the shrewmouse to understand its impact on the local ecosystem.

Examples

  • A shrewmouse scurried across the forest floor, searching for insects.

  • The rainforest is home to a rare species of shrewmouse found nowhere else.

  • The shrewmouse scurried across the forest floor.

  • Have you ever seen a shrewmouse in the wild?

  • A shrewmouse darted quickly between the leaves while hunting for small insects.

  • The tiny shrewmouse can be found burrowing in the soil, searching for food.

  • In the dense underbrush, a shrewmouse was spotted foraging for its next meal.

Synonyms

shrew
vsshrewmouse
8 5.1

A small mouse-like animal with a pointed nose that eats insects

emphasizes resemblance to a mouse with a long pointed snout

Surface Forms

shrewmouse singular
shrewmice plural

Morphology

shrewmouse = shrew + mouse (transparent) = shrew + mouse

A straightforward compound of 'shrew' + 'mouse' denoting a mouselike animal with shrewlike features, which learners can infer from the parts.

Etymology

Shrewmouse comes from joining shrew ('a small, quick animal often with a long snout') and mouse ('a small rodent'), so the name makes a clear picture of a tiny, mouse-like creature with shrew-like features. So, a shrewmouse is a small mammal that looks like a mouse but has the sharp snout and lively behaviour of a shrew.