musaranya

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /mu.zəˈɾa.ɲə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /mu.zaˈɾa.ɲa/

Noun

musaranya f (plural musaranyes)

shrew

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