Shrew
/ʃruː/
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Definition
(noun) Any of numerous small, mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family Soricidae.
Sentence Examples
The Etruscan shrew is the smallest mammal by weight. It only weighs 1.8 grammes.
At the edge of the road lay a dead shrew.
CEFR Practice Quiz
A ____ is a very small, insect-eating mammal that looks somewhat like a mouse but has a longer snout.