Phrase Hound found 26 phrases and 4 compound words that contain shrews. The most common are listed below. Open shrews in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 26
- elephant shrewsplural of elephant shrew: A sengi (order Macroscelidea).
- house shrewsplural of house shrew: A shrew that makes its habitat in and around human houses, especially Suncus murinus, found in various parts of Asia, Africa, and some islands.
- jumping shrewsplural of jumping shrew: Sengi (Macroscelididae)
- mole shrewsplural of mole shrew: Any of various shrews that resemble moles, of the genera Surdisorex and Anourosorex.
- tree shrewsplural of tree shrew: A small mammal native to the tropical forests of Southeast Asia, resembling the shrew, in order Scandentia, consisting of families Tupaiidae and Ptilocercidae.
- red-toothed shrewsplural of red-toothed shrew: Any of the shrews of the subfamily Soricinae, having reddish enamel at the tips of their teeth due to iron pigment.
- common shrewsplural of common shrew: A shrew, Sorex araneus, one of the most common mammals.
- erd shrewsplural of erd shrew: A common shrew (Sorex araneus).
- Etruscan shrewsplural of Etruscan shrew: Suncus etruscus, a species of shrew native to Eurasia.
- hero shrewsplural of hero shrew: A shrew of species Scutisorex somereni.
- Himalayan shrewsplural of Himalayan shrew: An Asian species of shrew, Soriculus nigrescens.
- marsh shrewsplural of marsh shrew: A shrew of species Sorex bendirii, the largest North American member of the genus.
- musk shrewsplural of musk shrew: Any of Crocidura spp.
- ornate shrewsplural of ornate shrew: The shrew Sorex ornatus.
- otter shrewsplural of otter shrew: A semiaquatic riverine afrotherian mammal (taxonomic family Potamogalidae) indigenous to sub-Saharan Africa.
- Sado shrewsplural of Sado shrew: Sorex shinto sadonis, a shrew endemic to the Japanese island of Sado.
- Sierra shrewsplural of Sierra shrew: The shrew Sorex madrensis.
- slender shrewsplural of slender shrew: Sorex gracillimus, a shrew found in northeastern North Korea, Hokkaidō, and the Russian Far East.
- tule shrewsplural of tule shrew: Sorex ornatus juncensis, a possibly extinct subspecies of the ornate shrew, confined to the Baja California peninsula in Mexico.
- water shrewsplural of water shrew: Any semiaquatic red-toothed shrews of several species:
- Asian house shrewsplural of Asian house shrew: A shrew of species Suncus murinus.
- northern tree shrewsplural of northern tree shrew: A shrew-like animal native to Southeast Asia from Assam to Indonesia, Tupaia belangeri.
- Saint Lawrence Island shrewsplural of Saint Lawrence Island shrew: Sorex jacksoni, a mammal found only on Alaska's St. Lawrence Island.
- St. Lawrence Island shrewsplural of St. Lawrence Island shrew
- Elliot's short-tailed shrewsplural of Elliot's short-tailed shrew: A shrew of species Blarina hylophaga.
Compound words 4
- ShrewsburyA large market town, the county town of Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4912).
- treeshrewsplural of treeshrew: A small mammal native to the tropical forests of Southeast Asia, resembling the shrew, in order Scandentia, consisting of families Tupaiidae and Ptilocercidae.
- muskshrewsplural of muskshrew: Any of Crocidura spp.
- watershrewsplural of watershrew: Any semiaquatic red-toothed shrews of several species: