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Rareelephant shrew
The correct spelling is elephant shrew.
How to pronounce elephant shrew
noun
Say it like: Ele-fan-t s-hre-w
The correct spelling is elephant shrew. Any of several small, insectivorous long-nosed mammals, of the family Macroscelididae, native to Africa, thought to be more closely related elephants than to true shrews.
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Definition
noun
- 1.Any of several small, insectivorous long-nosed mammals, of the family Macroscelididae, native to Africa, thought to be more closely related elephants than to true shrews.
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