"musk shrew" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: musk shrews [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} musk shrew (plural musk shrews)
  1. Any of Crocidura spp. Categories (lifeform): Soricomorphs
    Sense id: en-musk_shrew-en-noun-N9~yUEGp Disambiguation of Soricomorphs: 35 35 28 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 33 32 1 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 40 29 31 1
  2. A house shrew (Suncus murinus, syn. Sorex indicus) Categories (lifeform): Soricomorphs Synonyms: muskshrew
    Sense id: en-musk_shrew-en-noun-~7O40zoV Disambiguation of Soricomorphs: 35 35 28 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 33 32 1
  3. A desman (Desmana moschata or Galemys pyrenaicus). Categories (lifeform): Soricomorphs
    Sense id: en-musk_shrew-en-noun-IV9Ohu1g Disambiguation of Soricomorphs: 35 35 28 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 33 32 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 30 26 43 1
  4. (rare) A muskrat. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-musk_shrew-en-noun-TtPgvOYb

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