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short-tailed shrew

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short-tailed shrew  (shôrttld)
n.
Any of various shrews of the genus Blarina and related genera, found in North America and eastern Asia, having much shorter tails and standing higher than the common shrew.
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Noun1.short-tailed shrew - North American shrew with tail less than half its body lengthshort-tailed shrew - North American shrew with tail less than half its body length
shrewmouse, shrew - small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles


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The few previous studies have found that cicadas are consumed by the white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus), short-tailed shrew (Blarina brevicauda) and prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster; Hahus & Smith 1990; Krohne et al.
Recently, genetically distinct hantavirus sequences have been found by reverse transcription-PCR in the Therese shrew (Crocidura theresae) in Guinea (4) and the northern short-tailed shrew (Blarina brevicauda) in the United States (5).
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] AMERICAN FORESTS planted a million oak, cedar, cypress, and tupelo across 1,800 acres of an acquired clearcut site to help restore habitat for black bear and the endangered southeastern short-tailed shrew and improve the health of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
 
 
 
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