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Definition of Otter shrew

1. Noun. Amphibious African insectivorous mammal that resembles an otter.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Otter Shrew

Literary usage of Otter shrew

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts and ...edited by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines edited by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines (1912)
"Otter-shrew, a very large South African aquatic shrew, which has a strange resemblance in appearance and habits to an otter. ..."

2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"OTTER-HOUND, or OTTER-DOG, a OTTER-SHREW, a very large South African aquatic shrew, which has a strange resemblance in appearance and habits to an otter. ..."

3. The Encyclopedia Americanaedited by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines edited by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines (1904)
"Otter-shrew, a very large South African aquatic shrew, which has a strange resemblance in appearance and habits to an otter. ..."

4. The Cotton Question: The Production, Export Manufacture, and Consumtion of by William J. Barbee (1866)
"... Gray fox, Northern panther, Wild-cat, Beaver, Musk-rat, Gray squirrel, Red fox-squirrel, Black " Ground " Flying « Otter, Shrew mole, American opossum, ..."

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