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shrew

[shroo] / ʃru /


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Sometimes he portrays her as a shrew, whining last year about how he’d be “in trouble” if he forgot to mention their anniversary during a speech.

From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026

"Human lenses, and now we know tree shrew lenses, don't transmit a lot of light in the ultra-violet spectrum," Lang says.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

The trio set up a white background on the bottom of the box that held the shrew and glass on the top so they could take the photos, according to the news outlet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 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

Whereas a vole can consume about 200 cocoons a day, a shrew, depend ing on the species, may devour up to 800!

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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