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English noun: shrew

1. shrew (person) a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman


Synonymstermagant


Broader (hypernym)disagreeable woman, unpleasant woman


Narrower (hyponym)virago, yenta

2. shrew (animal) small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles


Synonymsshrewmouse


Broader (hypernym)insectivore


Narrower (hyponym)Blarina brevicauda, common shrew, Cryptotis parva, least shrew, masked shrew, short-tailed shrew, Sorex araneus, Sorex cinereus, water shrew


Member meronymfamily Soricidae, Soricidae









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