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shrew

[shroo] / ʃru /


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Previous fictions have deemed Agnes a cradle robber or a shrew or the Bard’s secret co-writer.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 25, 2025

They included a horseshoe bat called Rhinolophus mabuensis and a dwarf musk shrew which scientists are still in the process of naming and describing.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2024

The shrew label never worked on her because her unabashed confidence and conviction were always painted as her strengths.

From Salon Apr. 8, 2024

They isolated the virus itself from two small mammals, a red-backed vole and a shrew.

From Science Magazine Apr. 3, 2024

With the shrew on one paw and the sword in the other, Matthias looked wildly about.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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