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PRONUNCIATION OF WATER SHREW

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WATER SHREW

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Water shrew is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WATER SHREW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of water shrew in the English dictionary

The definition of water shrew in the dictionary is either of two small amphibious shrews, Neomys fodiens or N. anomalus, having a dark pelage with paler underparts.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WATER SHREW

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water skater
water slater
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water snake
water softener
water soldier
water spaniel
water spider
water splash
water sports
water starwort
water stick insect
water strider
water supply
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WORDS THAT END LIKE WATER SHREW

Andrew
beshrew
brew
common shrew
crew
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elephant shrew
grew
Hebrew
home brew
home-brew
otter shrew
overthrew
Renfrew
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shrew
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thumbscrew
tree shrew
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Synonyms and antonyms of water shrew in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «water shrew» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WATER SHREW

Find out the translation of water shrew to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of water shrew from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «water shrew» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

水鼩
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

musaraña acuática
570 millions of speakers

English

water shrew
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पानी कर्कशा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الزبابة المياه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вода землеройка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

megera água
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জল চাকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

musaraigne d´eau
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Air shrew
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wasserspitzmaus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

水トガリネズミ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

물 말괄량이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Banyu cemlorot
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chuột chù nước
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தண்ணீர் துள்ளியது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पाणी वळण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Su sürüsü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

toporagno d´acqua
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jędza wody
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вода землерийка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scorpie de apă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μέγαιρα νερό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

water feeks
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vatten argbigga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vann spissmus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of water shrew

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WATER SHREW»

The term «water shrew» is used very little and occupies the 154.159 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WATER SHREW» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about water shrew

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WATER SHREW»

Discover the use of water shrew in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to water shrew and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
International Wildlife Encyclopedia: Tree squirrel - water ...
A European water shrew on the riverbank with its crane-fly prey. Though classified as insectivores, shrews are fiercely predatory and will eat almost anything they can overpower. One of the three European colubrids is the viperine snake,.
‎2002
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Guide to the Mammals of Pennsylvania
Both the webbing and the fringe of hairs increase the water shrew's swimming efficiency. The fur of the water shrew is also adapted to its aquatic lifestyle. Quite dense, the fur does not allow water to penetrate it but traps air bubbles that retard  ...
Joseph F. Merritt, Ruth Anne Matinko, 1987
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The Illustrated Natural History...: Mammalia
438 THE OARED SHREW, OR BLACK WATER SHREW. From repeated observations, it seems that the Water Shrew is not entirely confined to the neighbourhood of water, neither is it totally dependent for its subsistence on aquatic insects, ...
John George Wood, 1865
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Wildlife of Virginia and Maryland and Washington
Biologists in Alabama estimated the population of southeastern shrews on two study plots to be twelve and eighteen per acre. Water Shrew (Sorex palustris). The water shrew ranges through northern North America; it is found in New England, ...
Charles Fergus, 2003
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wood's animal kingdom
From repeated observations, it seems that the Water Shrew is not entirely confined to the neighbourhood of water, neither is it totally dependent for its subsistence on aquatic insects, for it has been frequently seen at some distance from any ...
rev. j. g. wood, 1870
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Wildlife of Pennsylvania and the Northeast
Water Shrew (Sorex palustris). The water shrew ranges through northern North America; it is found in New England, across northern Pennsylvania, and in the southern Appalachian Mountains. Sorex palustris is our state's second largest ...
Charles Fergus, 2000
7
Advances in the Biology of Shrews II
Only three of them are common and widespread - Common shrew, Pygmy shrew, and Water shrew. These species' natural habitats are present throughout the whole territory of Belarus. Data acquired in recent years attests to the Laxmann's  ...
Joseph F. Merritt, Sara Churchfield, R. Hutterer, 2005
8
Opossums, Shrews and Moles of British Columbia
The Water Shrew has also been found living some distance from water: a population in Manitoba occupied a Tamarack bog nearly a kilometre from standing water. Home ranges of 0.2 and 0.3 hectares were reported for two individuals, but the ...
David W. Nagorsen, 1996
9
Wood's Popular Natural History
THE WATER SHREW. 101 at the side. In this nest are produced the young Shrews, from five to seven in number, and, as may be imagined, extremely diminutive in size. They are generally born in the spring. The total length of the adult Shrew ...
J. G. Wood, 2010
10
The Big Book of Animal Devotions: 250 Daily Readings About ...
192 We are talking about the small water shrew, a six-inch-long creature that lives around shallow pools. Half its size is its tail, but the busy shrew eats all the time. That's why it keeps on the move in constant search of food. At least that is one ...
William L. Coleman, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WATER SHREW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term water shrew is used in the context of the following news items.
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Small size, big appetites
One of the local species is the water shrew, which can scurry over water surfaces using the hairy fringes on its feet. More common are the somewhat smaller ... «Juneau Empire, Dec 14»
2
Pacific water shrew disappearing from Lower Mainland
A recovery strategy is being drawn up for the critically imperilled Pacific water shrew, a small, elusive creature whose chief habitat is areas of the Lower ... «CBC.ca, Jul 14»
3
The goldfish and the shaming of the shrew: SHREWDUNNIT BY …
With a combination of knowledge and detective work Jameson eventually catches a glimpse of the culprit: a water shrew, whose relentless energy and spiv-like ... «Daily Mail, Apr 14»
4
COLUMN: Matt Binstead, have they got shrews for you?
RECENTLY we set up a new exhibit for two of our water shrews. The water shrew is one of Britain's smallest mammals, but Britain's largest shrew. They differ ... «East Grinstead Courier, Apr 14»
5
A Vision for Restoring Yosemite's Hetch Hetchy Valley
The large water boatman and the small water boatman will swim in along the .... The water shrew, Sorex palustris navigator (“marsh navigator shrew”) is the most ... «Earth Island Journal, Dec 13»
6
No Rest for Shrews in Winter
After taking a few measurements and consulting my two favorite small mammal references, I identified it as a Northern Water Shrew. In addition to its large hind ... «Valley News, Nov 13»
7
False Widows, Adders, Water Shrews & Cows: Creatures Not To …
Adders (Vipera berus) are the only venomous snake living wild in England, Scotland and Wales. The venom causes localised pain, tenderness, swelling and ... «Huffington Post UK, Oct 13»
8
Diving shrews -- heat before you leap
How does the world's smallest mammalian diver survive icy waters to catch its prey? A recent study of American water shrews to be presented at the Society for ... «Phys.Org, Jul 12»
9
Carnivorous shrews live in the 'fast lane'
There are almost 400 species of shrews in the world, on every continent but ... The North American water shrew is distributed widely over the northern part of the ... «Juneau Empire, Mar 10»
10
Shrew Shot Venom Through Blood-Red Teeth
The researchers describe the extinct shrew, Dolinasorex glyphodon, as "giant. ... same family of insect-eating shrews (the Soricidae), such as the water shrew ... «LiveScience.com, May 09»

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