musaranha

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin musaraneus, from mūs (“mouse”) + arāneus (“of a spider”) (because a shrew's bite was formerly believed to be venomous).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /myzaˈɾaɲo̞/

Noun

musaranha f (plural musaranhas)

1. (zoology) shrew