Meanings
plural mole shrews
- Any of various shrews that resemble moles, of the genera Surdisorex and Anourosorex.
Synonyms: African mole shrew
- Synonym of short-tailed shrew, any of the genus Blarina of relatively large shrews with relatively short tails, found in North America.
Synonyms: short-tailed shrew, any of the genus Blarina of relatively large shrews with relatively short tails, found in North America
- A shrew mole.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of various shrews that resemble moles, of the genera Surdisorex and Anourosorex.
nounSynonym of short-tailed shrew, any of the genus Blarina of relatively large shrews with relatively short tails, found in North America.
Translations
Finnish tunnelipäästäinen, kontiaispäästäinen
- tunnelipäästäinenSurdisorex or Anourosorex
- kontiaispäästäinenSurdisorex or Anourosorex
Polish głuchoryjek, krecikówka
- głuchoryjekSurdisorex or Anourosorex
- krecikówkaSurdisorex or Anourosorex
- blarinaBlarina
Cite this entry
mole shrew. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mole%20shrew
“mole shrew.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mole%20shrew. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mole shrew,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mole%20shrew.
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