shrew

Converse of object

• see: Big dry passages, lots of bats and spiders, we even saw a shrew in the cave.
• include: A number of small mammals will also now be present, including shrews ( left ), voles and mice.
• find: Finding water shrews is difficult as they tend to remain hidden in burrows and among vegetation.

Adjective modifier

• tiny: Britain's tiny, secretive water shrew leaves few signs and is under threat through habitat loss and pollution.
• common: Also first mammal casualty of the year - a common shrew brought in by the cat.
• poor: Come, Jack, lean ye on my shoulder, ye poor shrew.
• old: The old shrew has never allowed me egress to her premises.
• white-toothed: Shrews are notoriously small, ( the pygmy white-toothed shrew is the smallest extant mammal weighing a mere 2-3 grams at adult weight ).
• small: There are nearly 5,000 species of mammals the smallest shrew weighing only 1.75 grams, the largest whale up to 140 tons.

Modifies a noun

• people: However, being heavily influenced by shrew people 4000 years ago brought a new dimension of leisure.
• survey: Herefordshire water shrew survey The water shrew is Herefordshire's, and Britain's, least known land mammal.
• specie: In common with other shrew species, water shrews are protected under Schedule 6 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act ( 1981 ).

Noun used with modifier

• pigmy: There are healthy populations of hedgehogs, moles, field mice, common and pigmy shrews, and short-tailed and bank voles.
• pygmy: The mammal survey showed that wood mice live at Jumping Downs and pygmy shrew were found at some of the reptile survey sites!
• water: Water shrews often anchor themselves to rocks or plant stems to remain under water.
• tree: Animals used have mainly been cats and monkeys, but chickens and tree shrews also have been used.
• elephant: Have competition with Rob for silliest animal: elephant shrew wins.
• otter: The otter shrews are also found in West and central Africa.