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erd shrew

noun

Etymology

From erd (“earth, ground”) + shrew.

  1. derived from *(s)ker-✻ — “to cut; shorten; skimp”
  2. derived from *skrawwaz✻ — “thin; meagre; frail”
  3. inherited from sċrēawa — “shrew”
  4. inherited from *schrewe✻
  5. formed as erd shrew — “erd + shrew”

Definitions

  1. A common shrew (Sorex araneus).

The neighborhood

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