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musaranya.

shrew

9 characters4 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

noun[mu.zəˈɾa.ɲə]Balearic, Central, Northern[mu.zaˈɾa.ɲa]Northwestern, Valencia
  1. shrew

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Latin mūsarāneus, from mūs (“mouse”) + arāneus (“of a spider”) (because the bite of many shrews, e.g. Neomys fodiens, is venomous).

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