musaraigne

French

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin musaraneus, from mus (“mouse”) + araneus (“of a spider”) (because the bite of many shrews, e.g. Neomys fodiens, is venemous).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /myzaʁɛɲ/

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Noun

musaraigne f (plural musaraignes)

1. (zoology) shrew