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musaranho.

shrew (mouselike animal)

9 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/mu.zaˈɾɐ̃.ɲu/Brazil[mu.zaˈɾɐ̃.j̃u]Brazil/mu.zɐˈɾɐ.ɲu/Portugal/mu.zɐˈɾa.ɲu/Northern, Portugal
  1. shrew (mouselike animal)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Latin mūsarāneus, from mūs (“mouse”) + arāneus (“of a spider”), named after its venomous bite.

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