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The Britannica Dictionary shrew 1 ENTRIES FOUND:

• shrew (noun)

shrew /ˈʃruː/ noun plural shrews shrew /ˈʃruː/ noun plural shrews Britannica Dictionary definition of SHREW [count] 1 : a small animal that looks like a mouse with a long, pointed nose 2 old-fashioned : an unpleasant, bad-tempered woman ASK THE EDITOR

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