long-tailed shrew

noun

Sorex dispar, a small slate-gray shrew of Atlantic Canada and the Northeastern United States, with a pointed snout, a long tail, and lighter underparts.

Similar
rock shrew
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Meanings

nounlong-tailed shrew (plural long-tailed shrews)

plural long-tailed shrews

  1. Sorex dispar, a small slate-gray shrew of Atlantic Canada and the Northeastern United States, with a pointed snout, a long tail, and lighter underparts.

    Synonyms: rock shrew

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSorex dispar, a small slate-gray shrew of Atlantic Canada and the Northeastern United States, with a pointed snout, a long tail, and lighter underparts.

Similar
rock shrew
Also see
rock shrew
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APA

long-tailed shrew. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long-tailed%20shrew

MLA

“long-tailed shrew.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long-tailed%20shrew. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “long-tailed shrew,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long-tailed%20shrew.

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