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mole
small velvety-furred burrowing mammal having small eyes and fossorial forefeet
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shrew, shrewmouse
small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles
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Erinaceus europaeus, Erinaceus europeaeus, hedgehog
small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines
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tendrac, tenrec
small often spiny insectivorous mammal of Madagascar; resembles a hedgehog
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Potamogale velox, otter shrew, potamogale
amphibious African insectivorous mammal that resembles an otter
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Condylura cristata, star-nosed mole, starnose mole
amphibious mole of eastern North America having pink fleshy tentacles around the nose
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Parascalops breweri, brewer's mole, hair-tailed mole
mole of eastern North America
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golden mole
mole of southern Africa having iridescent guard hairs mixed with the underfur
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shrew mole
slender mole having a long snout and tail
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Sorex araneus, common shrew
common American shrew
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Sorex cinereus, masked shrew
commonest shrew of moist habitats in North America
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Blarina brevicauda, short-tailed shrew
North American shrew with tail less than half its body length
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water shrew
any of several small semiaquatic shrews usually living near swift-flowing streams
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Cryptotis parva, least shrew
small brown shrew of grassy regions of eastern United States
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Tenrec ecaudatus, tailless tenrec
prolific animal that feeds chiefly on earthworms
