Meanings
nouncommon shrew (plural common shrews)
plural common shrews
- A shrew, Sorex araneus, one of the most common mammals.
Synonyms: Eurasian shrew
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA shrew, Sorex araneus, one of the most common mammals.
Similar
Eurasian shrew
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Translations
Basque satitsu buztankarratu
- satitsu buztankarratuSorex araneus
Bulgarian буразубка звычайная
- буразубка звычайная (burazubka zvyčajnaja)Sorex araneus
Catalan musaranya cuaquadrada, morro de trompeta
- musaranya cuaquadradaSorex araneus
- morro de trompetaSorex araneus
Chinese Mandarin 普通鼩鼱
- 普通鼩鼱 (pǔtōng qújīng)Sorex araneus
Czech rejsek obecný
- rejsek obecnýSorex araneus
Danish spidsmus, almindelig spidsmus
- spidsmusSorex araneus
- almindelig spidsmusSorex araneus
Dutch bosspitsmuis
- bosspitsmuisSorex araneus
Estonian mets-karihiir
- mets-karihiirSorex araneus
Finnish metsäpäästäinen
- metsäpäästäinenSorex araneus
French musaraigne carrelet, musaraigne commune
- musaraigne carreletSorex araneus
- musaraigne communeSorex araneus
German Waldspitzmaus
- WaldspitzmausSorex araneus
Hungarian erdei cickány
- erdei cickánySorex araneus
Italian toporagno comune
- toporagno comuneSorex araneus
Latvian meža cirslis
- meža cirslisSorex araneus
Lithuanian paprastasis kirstukas
- paprastasis kirstukasSorex araneus
Norwegian Bokmål krattspissmus, vanlig spissmus
- krattspissmusSorex araneus
- vanlig spissmusSorex araneus
Polish ryjówka aksamitna
- ryjówka aksamitnaSorex araneus
Portuguese musaranho comum
- musaranho comumSorex araneus
Russian обыкнове́нная бурозу́бка, обыкнове́нная землеро́йка
- обыкнове́нная бурозу́бка (obyknovénnaja burozúbka)Sorex araneus
- обыкнове́нная землеро́йка (obyknovénnaja zemlerójka)Sorex araneus
- лесна́я землеро́йка (lesnája zemlerójka)Sorex araneus
Slovak piskor, piskor obyčajný
- piskorSorex araneus
- piskor obyčajnýSorex araneus
Spanish musaraña bicolor
- musaraña bicolorSorex araneus
Swedish vanlig näbbmus
- vanlig näbbmusSorex araneus
Turkish yaygın sivri fare
- yaygın sivri fareSorex araneus
Ukrainian мі́диця звича́йна
- мі́диця звича́йна (mídycja zvyčájna)Sorex araneus
Welsh llyg cyffredin
- llyg cyffredinSorex araneus
Cite this entry
APA
common shrew. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20shrew
MLA
“common shrew.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20shrew. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “common shrew,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20shrew.
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