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shrew
n. 泼妇,一种似鼠的动物名 泼妇,一种似鼠的动物名 shrew n 1: a scolding nagging bad- tempered woman [ synonym: { shrew}, { termagant}] 2: small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles [ synonym: { shrew}, { shrewmouse}] Shrew \ Shrew\, a. [ OE. shrewe, schrewe. Cf. { Shrewd}.] Wicked; malicious. [ Obs.] -- Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster]
Shrew \ Shrew\, n. [ See { Shrew}, a.] 1. Originally, a brawling, turbulent, vexatious person of either sex, but now restricted in use to females; a brawler; a scold. [ 1913 Webster] A man . . . grudgeth that shrews [ i. e., bad men] have prosperity, or else that good men have adversity. -- Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster] A man had got a shrew to his wife, and there could be no quiet in the house for her. -- L' Estrange. [ 1913 Webster] 2. [ AS. scre[' a] wa; -- so called because supposed to be venomous. ] ( Zool.) Any small insectivore of the genus { Sorex} and several allied genera of the family { Sorecidae}. In form and color they resemble mice, but they have a longer and more pointed nose. Some of them are the smallest of all mammals. [ 1913 Webster] Note: The common European species are the house shrew ({ Crocidura araneus}), and the erd shrew ({ Sorex vulgaris}) ( see under { Erd}.). In the United States several species of { Sorex} and { Blarina} are common, as the broadnosed shrew ({ Sorex platyrhinus}), Cooper' s shrew ({ Sorex Cooperi}), and the short- tailed, or mole, shrew ({ Blarina brevicauda}). Th American water, or marsh, shrew ({ Neosorex palustris}), with fringed feet, is less common. The common European water shrews are { Crossopus fodiens}, and the oared shrew ( see under { Oared}). [ 1913 Webster] { Earth shrew}, any shrewlike burrowing animal of the family { Centetidae}, as the tendrac. { Elephant shrew}, { Jumping shrew}, { Mole shrew}. See under { Elephant}, { Jumping}, etc. { Musk shrew}. See { Desman}. { River shrew}, an aquatic West African insectivore ({ Potamogale velox}) resembling a weasel in form and size, but having a large flattened and crested tail adapted for rapid swimming. It feeds on fishes. { Shrew mole}, a common large North American mole ({ Scalops aquaticus}). Its fine, soft fur is gray with iridescent purple tints. [ 1913 Webster]
Shrew \ Shrew\, v. t. [ See { Shrew}, a., and cf. { Beshrew}.] To beshrew; to curse. [ Obs.] " I shrew myself." -- Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster] 30 Moby Thesaurus words for " shrew": Chiroptera, Lagomorpha, Primates, Rodentia, Xanthippe, amazon, banshee, battle- ax, beldam, bitch, cat, common scold, crone, dragon, fishwife, fury, hag, harpy, harridan, nag, ogress, scold, she- devil, she- wolf, spitfire, termagant, tigress, virago, vixen, witch
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