shrew

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An ill-tempered, nagging woman: a scold

One of Shakespeare’s plays is The Taming of the Shrew.

Any of numerous small mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family Soricidae
{a} having the qualities of a shrew, cunning, artful, sly, subtle, pinching, painful
{n} a peevish, vexatious woman, an animal like a mouse
Originally, a brawling, turbulent, vexatious person of either sex, but now restricted in use to females; a brawler; a scold
A shrew is a small brown animal like a mouse with a long pointed nose. Any of more than 300 species of small insectivores constituting the family Soricidae. About 40% of these species live in Africa, but shrews are also found throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Shrews are absent from Australia and most of South America. They have tiny eyes and ears, a movable snout, and long, hook-tipped incisors. Typically 2 to 3 in. (6 to 8 cm) long, with a shorter tail, many shrews weigh only about 0.5 oz (14 g). Some are considered the smallest mammals, weighing only a few grams, with bodies less than 2 in. long. Most species live in ground litter, but some live in burrows or trees and a few are semiaquatic. Because they are so small, shrews have the highest metabolic rates of any mammals (with pulses as high as 800 beats per minute). They spend most of their time searching for food, as they can survive only a few hours without eating. Their normal prey is invertebrates such as worms, though some will eat other small animals as well. Some species have toxic saliva (painful to humans). Raptors and snakes eat shrews, but mammals avoid them. Tree shrews (family Tupaiidae) belong to a separate mammalian order (Scandentia) unrelated to true shrews
Any small insectivore of the genus Sorex and several allied genera of the family Sorecidæ
a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman
small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles
{i} small mouselike mammal with a long snout; rebellious woman, nagging woman, evil-tempered woman (derogatory)
small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman
Some of them are the smallest of all mammals
Wicked; malicious
To beshrew; to curse
In form and color they resemble mice, but they have a longer and more pointed nose
shrew mole
Any of several shrewlike moles of the family Talpidae, especially Neurotrichus gibbsii of western North America, Uropsilus soricipes of central Asia, and Urotrichus talpoides of Japan
shrew mole
slender mole having a long snout and tail
short-tailed shrew
North American shrew with tail less than half its body length
Himalayan shrew
An Asian species of shrew, Soriculus nigrescens
Pearson's long-clawed shrew
A species of shrew endemic to Sri Lanka; Solisorex pearsoni
elephant shrew
Any of several small, insectivorous long-nosed mammals, of the order Macroscelidea, native to Africa
musk shrew
A muskrat
tree shrew
A small mammal native to the tropical forests of Southeast Asia, resembling the shrew and classified scientifically as order Scandentia
tree-shrew
Alternative spelling of tree shrew
water shrew
Any of the small insectivores of the genus Neomys in the Soricidae family. There are three species, the "Eurasian water shrew" (also known as European water shrew) Neomys fodiens, the "Mediterranean water shrew" Neomys anomalus and the "Transcaucasian water shrew" Neomys teres
shrewish
{a} like a shrew, peevish, cross
A shrew
shrow
Taming of the Shrew
a humorous play by William Shakespeare about a woman called Kate. Kate is very honest and always tells people exactly what she thinks, and because of this some people think she is rude and unpleasant. But she eventually begins to behave like a quiet and obedient wife when Petruchio marries her
Taming of the Shrew
comedy by William Shakespeare
american shrew mole
grayish-black shrew mole of the United States and Canada
american water shrew
water shrew of North America
asiatic shrew mole
shrew mole of eastern Asia
common shrew
common American shrew
european water shrew
widely distributed Old World water shrew
least shrew
small brown shrew of grassy regions of eastern United States
masked shrew
commonest shrew of moist habitats in North America
mediterranean water shrew
a type of water shrew
otter shrew
amphibious African insectivorous mammal that resembles an otter
shrewish
a shrewish woman is one who always argues and disagrees with people
shrewish
{s} evil-tempered, quarrelsome, nagging
shrewish
continually complaining or faultfinding; "a shrewish wife"; "nagging parents"
shrewish
having the qualities of a shrew; having a scolding disposition; froward; peevish
shrewish
continually complaining or faultfinding; "a shrewish wife"; "nagging parents
shrewish
Of or pertaining to a shrew, a nagging, ill-tempered woman
shrewishly
in a shrewish manner
shrews
plural of shrew
shrews
blarina
tree shrew
Any of various small squirrellike arboreal mammals of the family Tupaiidae found in southeast Asia, India, and southern China. Though sometimes placed in a separate taxonomic order, tree shrews are thought to be related to both insectivores and primates
tree shrew
insectivorous arboreal mammal of southeast Asia that resembles a squirrel with large eyes and long sharp snout
water shrew
ciliatus are the best known
water shrew
The most common American water shrew, or marsh shrew (Neosorex palustris), is rarely seen, owing to its nocturnal habits
water shrew
Any one of several species of shrews having fringed feet and capable of swimming actively
water shrew
any of several small semiaquatic shrews usually living near swift-flowing streams
water shrew
The two common European species Crossopus fodiens, and C
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