"mole shrew" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mole shrews [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mole shrew (plural mole shrews)
  1. Any of various shrews that resemble moles, of the genera Surdisorex and Anourosorex. Synonyms (Surdisorex): African mole shrew Translations (Surdisorex or Anourosorex): tunnelipäästäinen (english: Surdisorex) (Finnish), kontiaispäästäinen (english: Anourosorex) (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-mole_shrew-en-noun-JbanBLEO Disambiguation of 'Surdisorex': 55 25 20 Disambiguation of 'Surdisorex or Anourosorex': 70 17 13
  2. Synonym of short-tailed shrew, any of the genus Blarina of relatively large shrews with relatively short tails, found in North America. Synonyms: short-tailed shrew [synonym, synonym-of], any of the genus Blarina of relatively large shrews with relatively short tails [synonym, synonym-of], found in North America [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-mole_shrew-en-noun-HHaZhH0M
  3. A shrew mole.
    Sense id: en-mole_shrew-en-noun-BdwsP7O5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Soricomorphs Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 30 55 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 13 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 26 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 25 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 13 18 69 Disambiguation of Soricomorphs: 11 15 75

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