Complete Definition of "shrew"

English

Pronunciation
shro�o, /�ru�/, /<tt>Sru:</tt>/
:Rhymes:English:-u�|Rhymes: -u�

Noun
en-noun

  1. Any of numerous small mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family Soricidae.
  2. An ill-tempered, nagging woman: a scold.

::One of Shakespeare�s plays is The Taming of the Shrew

Translations
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Albanian: hundëgjati xhuxh g|Albanian
Basque: satitsu
Belarusian: б��аз�бка (burazubka) f
Bosnian: rov�ica f
Breton: minoc'h korrik
Bulgarian: земе�овка (zemerovka) f
Catalan: musaranya f
Croatian: rovka f
Danish: spidsmus c
Dutch: spitsmuis f
Esperanto: soriko
Estonian: karihiir
Faeroese: trantmús f
Finnish: päästäinen
French: musaraigne f
Frisian: pipermûs f
Galician: musaraño m, musgaño m
German: Spitzmaus f
Greek: νανομ�γαλίδα (nanomigalída) f
Hungarian: cickány
Icelandic: snjáldurmús f, snjáldra f
Irish: dallóg fhraoigh g|Irish
Italian: toporagno m
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Japanese: ������ (������, togari-nezumi)
Korean: �� (dwijwi)
Latin: sorex m
Latvian: cirslis g|Latvian
Lithuanian: kirstukas g|Lithuanian
Macedonian: �овка (rovka) f
Maltese: Ä¡urdiem ta' geddumu twil m
Norwegian: spissmus c
Occitan: musaranha f
Persian: FAchar|��ش شبگرد (muše šabgard)
Polish: ryjówka f
Portuguese: musaranho m
Russian: б��оз�бка (burozúbka) f
Sami: beaiskonjunni, vánddis
Scottish Gaelic: dallag-an-fhraoich g|Scottish Gaelic
Serbian: �ов�и�а (rov�ica) f
Slovene: rovka f
Spanish: musaraña f
Swedish: näbbmus c
Turkish: kir faresi
Ukrainian: земле�ийка (zemleryjka) f
Welsh: llyg f
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trans-top|woman
Russian: вед�ма (véd�ma) f
Spanish: bruja f
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Category:Mammals

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