shrewmouse

• Pequeño mamífero insectívoro parecido a un ratón, con hocico largo y puntiagudo, relacionado con los topos.

A small, mouselike mammal with a long snout, related to moles.

plural irregular

1. Small insectivorous mammalB2formal

   A small, mouselike mammal with a long, pointed snout, belonging to the family Soricidae, related to moles and hedgehogs.

   Musaraña

   • The shrewmouse scurried through the underbrush in search of insects.
   • Unlike true mice, the shrewmouse has a very high metabolism.
   • A shrewmouse was found nesting near the old stone wall.

   Sinónimosshrew