shrew

IPA: ʃrˈu

Any of numerous small, mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family Soricidae (order Soricomorpha).
Certain other small mammals that resemble true shrews (order Soricomorpha).
(derogatory) An ill-tempered, nagging woman: a scold.

Examples of "shrew" in Sentences

The role of domestic shrew is played, to some extent, by Summerset.
The new shrew is presently only known from mid montane and lowland rainforests of Sinharaja.
Our forefathers provided themselves with what they called a shrew-ash, in order to meet the case.
The Pantelleria shrew is controversial, with various studies indicating that it is a subspecies of the Greater white-toothed shrew (C. russula).
"The musk shrew is a very primitive ancestor of primates and when given to the females they displayed reproductive behaviour, and the males would mate with them."
Though first described as a subspecies of the Common shrew S. araneus, the Spanish shrew is strongly distinct genetically and in having a particularly unusual short skull.
The Appenine shrew is endemic to Italy, and while formerly regarded by some as conspecific with the Common shrew, it is quite different, having a much shorter tail for example.