shrew
/ʃɹuː/ noun C2- Any of numerous small, mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family Soricidae.
- Certain other small mammals that resemble true shrews.
- An ill-tempered, nagging woman: a scold.
Plural shrews
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