1
: any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur
2
: an ill-tempered scolding woman
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Noun
Rip Van Winkle went off into the mountains to escape his wife, a shrew who made his life miserable.
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Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 31 Oct. 2024
Revolutionizing Fossil Analysis with X-Ray Imaging The concept arose almost by chance when Ian Corfe was probing shrew teeth at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility in France (synchrotrons are high-powered instruments that use X-ray beams).
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 7 Aug. 2024
Researchers had previously observed iron in the enamel of other animals, including beavers, shrews, some fish and salamanders, but it had never been reported in a carnivorous reptile.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 July 2024
Other notable characters include Mama and Papa Puffin, Oona’s best friend Mossy (a brown Eurasian Pygmy shrew) and friends like May (a rabbit) and Silky (a harbor seal).
—Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 19 May 2024
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Noun
There have been a few seasons of the show in which men (see: season five Cole) are portrayed as innocent but good-hearted idiots and women as harsh shrews.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 31 Oct. 2024
Revolutionizing Fossil Analysis with X-Ray Imaging The concept arose almost by chance when Ian Corfe was probing shrew teeth at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility in France (synchrotrons are high-powered instruments that use X-ray beams).
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 7 Aug. 2024
Researchers had previously observed iron in the enamel of other animals, including beavers, shrews, some fish and salamanders, but it had never been reported in a carnivorous reptile.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 July 2024
Other notable characters include Mama and Papa Puffin, Oona’s best friend Mossy (a brown Eurasian Pygmy shrew) and friends like May (a rabbit) and Silky (a harbor seal).
—Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 19 May 2024
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“Shrew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrew. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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