Etruscan shrew en · NOUN
Meanings
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Suncus etruscus, a species of shrew native to Eurasia.
Not much is known about the habits of the Etruscan shrew, but it swims well - most shrews do - and climbs well, but only if it has to.
1983, David Black, Animal wonders of the world, Exeter Books, page 15:In spite of its small size, the Etruscan shrew is a fearsome predator for any living prey, provided it is small enough to be tackled: insects, worms, myriapods, and snails are all eaten voraciously because its survival requires incessant feeding.
1999, Jacques Blondel, James Aronson, Biology and Wildlife of the Mediterranean Region, Oxford University Press, page 82:Of particular interest is the Etruscan shrew (Suncus etruscus), the smallest living mammal, whose adult body mass averages no more than 2 g.
a. 1980, Ewald R. Weibel et al., "The respiratory system of the smallest mammal". Published in: 1980, Knut Schmidt-Nielsen, Liana Bolis, Charles Richard Taylor, Comparative Physiology: Primitive Mammals, Cambridge University Press, page 181
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Etruscan shrews | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Etruscan pygmy shrew · white-toothed pygmy shrew
Translations (12)
pt musaranho pigmeu (Suncus etruscus) · ko 사비왜소땃쥐 (Suncus etruscus) · ru этру́сская землеро́йка (Suncus etruscus) · ru ка́рликовая белозу́бка (Suncus etruscus) · de Etruskerspitzmaus (Suncus etruscus) · ro chițcanul pitic (Suncus etruscus) · ru белозу́бка-малю́тка (Suncus etruscus) · it mustiolo (Suncus etruscus) · ru многозу́бка-малю́тка (Suncus etruscus) · pl ryjówek etruski (Suncus etruscus) · ru ка́рликовая многозу́бка (Suncus etruscus) · ca musaranya etrusca (Suncus etruscus)