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Definition of European water shrew
1. Noun. Widely distributed Old World water shrew.
Exact synonyms: Neomys Fodiens
Generic synonyms: Water Shrew
Group relationships: Genus Neomys, Neomys
Generic synonyms: Water Shrew
Group relationships: Genus Neomys, Neomys
Lexicographical Neighbors of European Water Shrew
Literary usage of European water shrew
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"... which have fringed tails like the European water- shrew, and 16 upper teeth,
the former characterized by the small but perfect external cars, ..."