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Definition of Mole shrew

Mole shrew
Duck mole. See under Duck. Golden mole. See Chrysochlore. Mole cricket (Zo["o]l.), an orthopterous insect of the genus Gryllotalpa, which excavates subterranean galleries, and throws up mounds of earth resembling those of the mole. It is said to do damage by injuring the roots of plants. The common European species (Gryllotalpa vulgaris), and the American (G. borealis), are the best known. Mole rat (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of Old World rodents of the genera Spalax, Georychus, and several allied genera. They are molelike in appearance and habits, and their eyes are small or rudimentary. Mole shrew (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of short-tailed American shrews of the genus Blarina, esp. B. brevicauda. Water mole, the duck mole.

Meaning of Mole shrew from wikipedia

- shrew mole and least shrew mole. It is not closely related to the Asian shrew mole (Uropsilus in Urotrichini). The reason that it is called a "shrew mole"...
- Shrews (family Soricidae) are small mole-like mammals classified in the order Eulipotyphla. True shrews are not to be confused with treeshrews, otter...
- A mole shrew is a shrew that resembles a mole. Species with this name include: Two species in the genus Surdisorex, native to Kenya: Aberdare mole shrew...
- The family Talpidae (/ˈtælpɪdiː/) includes the true moles (as well as the shrew moles and desmans) who are small insectivorous mammals of the order Eulipotyphla...
- A shrew mole or shrew-mole is a mole that resembles a shrew. Species with this name include: Five species in the subfamily Uropsilinae, or "shrew-like...
- The shrew moles or shrew-like moles (Uropsilus) are shrew-like members of the mole family of mammals endemic to the forested, high-alpine region bordering...
- The star-nosed mole (Condylura cristata) is a small semiaquatic mole found in moist, low elevation areas in the northeastern parts of North America. It...
- ****am mole shrew, A. ****amensis Giant mole shrew, A. schmidi Chinese mole shrew, A. squamipes Taiwanese mole shrew, A. yamashinai Tribe Blarinellini Genus...
- Urotrichini: ****anese shrew moles Genus Dymecodon: True's shrew mole Genus Urotrichus: ****anese shrew mole Tribe Neurotrichini: New World shrew moles Genus Neurotrichus:...
- gymnures); Solenodontidae (solenodons); Talpidae (moles, shrew-like moles and desmans); and Soricidae (true shrews) families. Historically, these animals were...