Elliot's short-tailed shrew

noun

A shrew of species Blarina hylophaga.

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Meanings

nounElliot's short-tailed shrew (plural Elliot's short-tailed shrews)

plural Elliot's short-tailed shrews

  1. A shrew of species Blarina hylophaga.

Origin

Named after Daniel Giraud Elliot, who first described the species in 1899.

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APA

Elliot's short-tailed shrew. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elliot's%20short-tailed%20shrew

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“Elliot's short-tailed shrew.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elliot's%20short-tailed%20shrew. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Elliot's short-tailed shrew,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elliot's%20short-tailed%20shrew.

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