blarina

noun

bla·​ri·​na

bla(a)ˈrīnə,

-rēnə

1

capitalized : a genus of short-tailed shrews widely distributed in North America

2

or less commonly blarina shrew plural -s : any shrew of the genus Blarina

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, perhaps irregular from Blair, Nebraska + New Latin -ina

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