short-tailed shrew

Definitions of short-tailed shrew
  1. noun
    North American shrew with tail less than half its body length
    synonyms: Blarina brevicauda
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    type of:
    shrew, shrewmouse
    small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles
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