shrew mole

/ʃru moʊl/
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Other forms: shrew moles

Definitions of shrew mole
  1. noun
    slender mole having a long snout and tail
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    types:
    Asiatic shrew mole, Uropsilus soricipes
    shrew mole of eastern Asia
    American shrew mole, Neurotrichus gibbsii
    greyish-black shrew mole of the United States and Canada
    type of:
    mole
    small velvety-furred burrowing mammal having small eyes and fossorial forefeet
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