American water shrew


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Related to American water shrew: Sorex palustris
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Noun1.American water shrew - water shrew of North AmericaAmerican water shrew - water shrew of North America  
Sorex palustris
genus Sorex, Sorex - type genus of the family Soricidae: shrews
water shrew - any of several small semiaquatic shrews usually living near swift-flowing streams
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Sorex palustris (American water shrew)--Average weight of 47 specimens collected in 2006-2008 was 11.4 g.
Shrews of the Ruby Mountains, northeastern Nevada

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