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Musk shrew

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(Zool.) a shrew (Sorex murinus), found in India. It has a powerful odor of musk. Called also sondeli, and mondjourou.
See Desman.

See also: Musk Shrew



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Tests so far have been carried out on musk shrews and marmoset monkeys.
Monkey business by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
When tried on female marmoset monkeys and musk shrews, it worked a treat, leading to tongue-flicking, eyebrow-raising, rump-presentation and tail-wagging, and better still, eating much less.
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Until recently, the 1 exception that did not have a confirmed rodent association has been Thottapalayam virus (TPMV), which was isolated from an Asian house shrew or musk shrew (Suncus murinus) captured in 1964 during a survey for Japanese encephalitis virus in southern India (7).
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