shrew mole

noun

slender mole having a long snout and tail

• Hypernyms: ↑mole

• Hyponyms: ↑Asiatic shrew mole, ↑Uropsilus soricipes, ↑American shrew mole, ↑Neurotrichus gibbsii

• Member Holonyms: ↑Uropsilus, ↑genus Uropsilus

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noun

: any of numerous relatively slender moles that somewhat resemble shrews: as

a. : a mole of an Asiatic genus (Uropsilus)

b. : one of a No. American genus (Neurotrichus)

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1. a grayish-black mole, Neurotrichus gibbsii, of the western coast of the U.S. and Canada, that grows to a length of about 3 in. (7.6 cm).

2. any of several Asiatic moles of the genus Uropsilus.

[1815-25]

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shrew mole noun

Any of various moles of Asia and N America having a long snout and tail

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Main Entry: ↑shrew

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shrew mole,

a small mle of the humid Pacific coast of the United States and British Columbia.