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Any of several small, insectivorous long-nosed mammals, of the order Macroscelidea, native to Africa.
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Elephant shrew — Shrew Shrew, n. [See {Shrew}, a.] 1. Originally, a brawling, turbulent, vexatious person of either sex, but now restricted in use to females; a brawler; a scold. [1913 Webster] A man . . . grudgeth that shrews [i. e., bad men] have prosperity, or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Elephant shrew — Taxobox name = Elephant shrewsMSW3 Schlitter|pages=82 85] fossil range = Early Oligocene to Recentcite book |author= Savage, RJG, Long, MR|year=1986 |title= Mammal Evolution: an illustrated guide|publisher= Facts on File|location=New York|pages=… … Wikipedia
elephant shrew — any of several African insectivores of the family Macroscelididae, having long hind legs and a long, sensitive snout. [1865 70] * * * ▪ mammal any of 16 species of rat sized African mammals (mammal) named for their long, tapered, and flexible… … Universalium
elephant shrew — noun : any of several leaping African shrews comprising a family (Macroscelididae) remotely related to both the true shrews and the hedgehogs and having the nose long and flexible like a proboscis * * * any of several African insectivores of the… … Useful english dictionary
elephant shrew — noun a small insectivorous African mammal with a long mobile snout, long hindlimbs, and a rat like tail. [Family Macroscelididae: many species.] … English new terms dictionary
elephant shrew — /ˈɛləfənt ʃru/ (say eluhfuhnt shrooh) noun any of several rat sized mammals of the family Macroscelididae of Africa, noted for jumping, and having a long, scaly tail and flexible, trunk like snout …
Checkered Elephant Shrew — Checkered Elephant Shrew[1] Conservation status … Wikipedia
Dusky-footed Elephant Shrew — Dusky footed Elephant Shrew[1] Conservation status Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1) … Wikipedia
Dusky Elephant Shrew — Dusky Elephant Shrew[1] Conservation status Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1) … Wikipedia
North African Elephant Shrew — North African Elephant Shrew[1] … Wikipedia
