shrew

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shrew[1,noun] shrew[2,transitive verb] tree shrew

Main Entry: ¹shrew
Pronunciation: 'shrü, especially Southern 'srü
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English shrewe evil or scolding person, from Old English scrEawa shrew (animal)
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
- shrew·like /-"lIk/ adjective