musk shrew

noun

Any of Crocidura spp.

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Meanings

nounmusk shrew (plural musk shrews)

plural musk shrews · alternative muskshrew

  1. Any of Crocidura spp.
  2. A house shrew (Suncus murinus, syn. Sorex indicus)
  3. A desman (Desmana moschata or Galemys pyrenaicus).
  4. rareA muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus etc.).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
muskrat

Translations

Arabic قِرْضَامَة
  • قِرْضَامَة (qirḍāma)Crocidura sp.
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APA

musk shrew. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/musk%20shrew

MLA

“musk shrew.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/musk%20shrew. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “musk shrew,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/musk%20shrew.

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