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Definition of Shrew mole
1. Noun. Slender mole having a long snout and tail.
Group relationships: Genus Uropsilus, Uropsilus
Specialized synonyms: Asiatic Shrew Mole, Uropsilus Soricipes, American Shrew Mole, Neurotrichus Gibbsii
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shrew Mole
Literary usage of Shrew mole
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1890)
"The Eye,, Ocular Muscles and Lachrymal Glands of the Shrew-mole (Blarina
talpoides (fray). By John A. Ryder. (Read before the American Philosophical Society ..."
2. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1876)
"shrew mole, See MOLE. SHREWSBURY, the shire town of Shropshire, England, on the
river Severn, 140 m. NW of London; pop. in 1871,23406. ..."
3. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1862)
"Besto* appear during the miocene ape in SMU s hers, and continue through the
dih™*!* to the present time, without materii ci--- shrew mole. See MOLE. ..."
4. Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature by Thomas Gamaliel Bradford (1835)
"When at rest, the shrew-mole resembles a small stuffed sack. ... The shrew-mole
is not only able to make his way rapidly under ground, but can run quite ..."
5. Homes Without Hands: Being a Description of the Habitations of Animals by John George Wood (1866)
"... and its Uses— Character of the Mole—Adaptation of its Form to its mode of
Life—Common Objects—The shrew mole, ELEPHANT SHREW, and MUSK RAT—The ARCTIC ..."
6. Encyclopaedia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature by Francis Lieber, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford (1832)
"When at rest, the shrew-mole resembles a small stuffed sack. ... The shrew-mole
is not only able to make his way rapidly under ground, but can run quite ..."
7. Encyclopaedia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature by Francis Lieber, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford (1832)
"When at rest, the shrew-mole resembles a small stuffed sack. ... The shrew-mole
is not only able to make his way rapidly under ground, but can run quite ..."
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