shrewmouse [shroo-mous] ExamplesWord Origin noun, plural shrew·mice.
- a shrew.
Origin of shrewmouse First recorded in 1565–75; shrew2 + mouse Examples from the Web for shrewmouse Historical Examples of shrewmouse
A shrewmouse broke cover in front of him, followed by its mate.
Douglas English
But the shrewmouse had crouched to dodge the shadow of a passing bird, and he saw him no more.
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British Dictionary definitions for shrewmouse shrewmouse noun plural -mice
- another name for the shrew, esp the common shrew