"otter shrew" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: otter shrews [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} otter shrew (plural otter shrews)
  1. A semiaquatic riverine afrotherian mammal (taxonomic family Potamogalidae) indigenous to sub-Saharan Africa. Wikipedia link: otter shrew Translations (mammal of the family Potamogalidae): saukkotanrekki (Finnish)

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