Phrase Hound found 44 phrases and 15 compound words that contain shrew. The most common are listed below. Open shrew in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 44
- common shrewA shrew, Sorex araneus, one of the most common mammals.
- Etruscan shrewSuncus etruscus, a species of shrew native to Eurasia.
- water shrewAny semiaquatic red-toothed shrews of several species:
- northern tree shrewA shrew-like animal native to Southeast Asia from Assam to Indonesia, Tupaia belangeri.
- mole shrewAny of various shrews that resemble moles, of the genera Surdisorex and Anourosorex.
- elephant shrewA sengi (order Macroscelidea).
- hero shrewA shrew of species Scutisorex somereni.
- otter shrewA semiaquatic riverine afrotherian mammal (taxonomic family Potamogalidae) indigenous to sub-Saharan Africa.
- shrew moleAny of various moles that resemble shrews, in subfamily Uropsilinae, in the tribe Urotrichini, or in the genus Neurotrichus.
- musk shrewAny of Crocidura spp.
- shrew opossumAny of the small, shrew-like, pouchless marsupials of South America of the family Caenolestidae in the order Paucituberculata.
- Pearson's long-clawed shrewAny of species Solisorex pearsoni of shrews endemic to Sri Lanka;.
- Himalayan shrewAn Asian species of shrew, Soriculus nigrescens.
- house shrewA shrew that makes its habitat in and around human houses, especially Suncus murinus, found in various parts of Asia, Africa, and some islands.
- jumping shrewSengi (Macroscelididae)
- marsh shrewA shrew of species Sorex bendirii, the largest North American member of the genus.
- ornate shrewThe shrew Sorex ornatus.
- rock shrewSynonym of long-tailed shrew: Sorex dispar, a small slate-gray shrew of Atlantic Canada and the Northeastern United States, with a pointed snout, a long tail, and lighter underparts.
- Sado shrewSorex shinto sadonis, a shrew endemic to the Japanese island of Sado.
- shrew molesplural of shrew mole: Any of various moles that resemble shrews, in subfamily Uropsilinae, in the tribe Urotrichini, or in the genus Neurotrichus.
- slender shrewSorex gracillimus, a shrew found in northeastern North Korea, Hokkaidō, and the Russian Far East.
- tree shrewA small mammal native to the tropical forests of Southeast Asia, resembling the shrew, in order Scandentia, consisting of families Tupaiidae and Ptilocercidae.
- tule shrewSorex ornatus juncensis, a possibly extinct subspecies of the ornate shrew, confined to the Baja California peninsula in Mexico.
- Asian house shrewA shrew of species Suncus murinus.
- long-tailed shrewSorex dispar, a small slate-gray shrew of Atlantic Canada and the Northeastern United States, with a pointed snout, a long tail, and lighter underparts.
Compound words 15
- shrewishOf or pertaining to a shrew (a nagging, ill-tempered woman).
- shrewdomThe realm or sphere of shrews (nagging, ill-tempered women).
- shrewlikeResembling or characteristic of a shrew (mouselike mammal).
- shrewmouseA shrew, especially the common shrew (also called the erd shrew).
- shrewlyIn a shrewish manner, shrewdly, sharply.
- shrewdercomparative form of shrewd: more shrewd
- shrewdestsuperlative form of shrewd: most shrewd
- shrewdiesplural of shrewdie: A shrewd or cunning person.
- ShrewleyA village and civil parish in Warwick district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP2167).
- shrewmiceplural of shrewmouse: A shrew, especially the common shrew (also called the erd shrew).