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shrew
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shrew
a small, 2 to 3 inches long, pointed-nosed, insectivorous mammal which has a moderately long tail and a very savage disposition. They are members of the family Soricidae and there are a large number of species including the common shrew (Sorex araneus).

shrew virus
a rhabdovirus with some antigenic relationship to rabies virus.


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Clad in sensible shoes and even more sensible all-weather jacket - invariably coloured beige - she'll shrewishly scratch down on her ring-bound notebook verdicts on the quality of the half pint of ale being studiously sipped.
Arden is the morbidly repressed daughter of a shrewishly cackling invalid mother (Piper Laurie).
 
 
 
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