dvergspissmus

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Etymology

From dverg (dwarf) +‎ spissmus (shrew).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²dʋærɡːˌspɪsmʉs/

Noun

dvergspissmus f (definite singular dvergspissmusa, indefinite plural dvergspissmus or dvergspissmyser, definite plural dvergspissmusene or dvergspissmysene)

  1. a Eurasian pygmy shrew, Sorex minutus
    • 1987, Rune Belsvik, Den som kysser i vinden blæs ikkje bort aleine:
      Han skal snakka om dvergspissmusa. Jostein synest Bottolf Øyre er så flink til å fortelja om mus.
      He is going to tell them about the pygmy shrew. Jostein thinks Bottolf Øyre is so good at talking about mice.

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