bla(a)ˈrīnə, -rēnə noun
Etymology: New Latin, perhaps irregular from Blair, Nebr. + New Latin -ina
1. capitalized : a genus of short-tailed shrews widely distributed in No. America
2. also blarina shrew -s : any shrew of the genus Blarina
bla(a)ˈrīnə, -rēnə noun
Etymology: New Latin, perhaps irregular from Blair, Nebr. + New Latin -ina
1. capitalized : a genus of short-tailed shrews widely distributed in No. America
2. also blarina shrew -s : any shrew of the genus Blarina
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012