musaraigne

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mūsarāneus, from mūs (mouse) + arāneus (of a spider) (because the bite of many shrews, e.g. Neomys fodiens, is venomous).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /my.za.ʁɛɲ/
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Noun

musaraigne f (plural musaraignes)

  1. shrew

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