ELEPHANT SHREW

Meaning of ELEPHANT SHREW in English

any of several African insectivores of the family Macroscelididae, having long hind legs and a long, sensitive snout.

[ 1865-70 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

ELEPHANT SHREW — noun : any of several leaping African shrews comprising a family (Macroscelididae) remotely related to both the true shrews and …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ELEPHANT SHREW — ■ noun a small insectivorous African mammal with a long mobile snout, long hindlimbs, and a rat-like tail. [Family Macroscelididae: …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ELEPHANT SHREW — Kangaroo rat (Dipodomys). also called Jumping Shrew, any of the 28 species of African mammals composing the family Macroscelididae of …
Britannica English vocabulary
ELEPHANT SHREW — Прыгунчики
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
ELEPHANT SHREW — 1) длинноухий прыгунчик (Elephantulus) 2) pl прыгунчиковые (Macroscelidae)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
ELEPHANT SHREW — 1) длинноухий прыгунчик ( Elephantulus ) 2) pl прыгунчиковые ( Macroscelidae )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
SHREW — megera. SHREWMOUSE: musaren
English interlingue dictionary
SHREW — babaon;babaye'ng palaaway
English-Visayan vocabulary
SHREW — I. noun Etymology: Middle English ~e evil or scolding person, from Old English scrēawa ~ (animal) Date: before 12th century …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SHREW — Any of more than 300 species of small insectivore s constituting the family Soricidae. About 40% of these species live …
Английский словарь Британика
ELEPHANT — I Any of three ungulate species in the order Proboscidea (family Elephantidae), characterized by their large size, long trunk, tusks, …
Английский словарь Британика
SHREW — I. ˈshrü, esp South ˈsrü, dial ˈswü noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English shrewe evil person, scolding person, scolding …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ELEPHANT — ˈeləfənt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English olifaunt, elephant, from Old French & Latin; Old French olifant elephant, ivory, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHREW — (a.) To beshrew; to curse.
Английский словарь Webster
SHREW — (a.) Any small insectivore of the genus Sorex and several allied genera of the family Sorecidae. In form and color …
Английский словарь Webster
ELEPHANT — (n.) Ivory; the tusk of the elephant.
Английский словарь Webster
SHREW — shrew 1 — shrewlike , adj. /shrooh/ , n. a woman of violent temper and speech; termagant. [ 1200-50; ME; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ELEPHANT — — elephantoid , adj. /el"euh feuhnt/ , n. , pl. elephants , ( esp. collectively ) elephant for 1. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHREW — I. ˈshrü, especially Southern ˈsrü noun Etymology: Middle English shrewe evil or scolding person, from Old English scrēawa shrew (animal) …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ELEPHANT — noun ( plural elephants also elephant ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French olifant, elefant, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHREW
Webster English vocab
ELEPHANT — noun ivory; the tusk of the elephant. 2. elephant ·noun a mammal of the order proboscidia, of which two living …
Webster English vocab
SHREW — [shrew] n [ME shrewe evil or scolding person, fr. OE screawa shrew (animal)] (bef. 12c) 1: any of a family …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ELEPHANT — [el.e.phant] n, pl elephants also elephant often attrib [ME, fr. MF & L; MF olifant, fr. L elephantus, fr. Gk …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHREW — any of the 290 species of mammals of the family Soricidae, order Insectivora. For ordinal relatives with this name, see …
Britannica English vocabulary
ELEPHANT — Indian elephant (Elephas maximus). African elephant (Loxodonta africana). either of two species, Elephas maximus, the Indian elephant, and Loxodonta africana, …
Britannica English vocabulary
SHREW — shrew BrE AmE ʃruː ▷ shrews ʃruːz ▶ ˈ shrew mole BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ELEPHANT — elephant BrE AmE ˈel ɪf ə nt -əf- ▷ elephant|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ELEPHANT — / ˈelɪfənt; NAmE / noun a very large animal with thick grey skin, large ears, two curved outer teeth called …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHREW — shrew /ʃruː/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: screawa ] 1 . a very small animal …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ELEPHANT — el ‧ e ‧ phant /ˈeləfənt, ˈelɪfənt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHREW — n. 1 any small usu. insect-eating mouselike mammal of the family Soricidae, with a long pointed snout. 2 a bad-tempered …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ELEPHANT — n. (pl. same or elephants) 1 the largest living land animal, of which two species survive, the larger African (Loxodonta …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHREW — n. 1 any small usu. insect-eating mouselike mammal of the family Soricidae, with a long pointed snout. 2 a bad-tempered …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ELEPHANT — n. (pl. same or elephants) 1 the largest living land animal, of which two species survive, the larger African (Loxodonta …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHREW — n.1 any small usu. insect-eating mouselike mammal of the family Soricidae, with a long pointed snout. 2 a bad-tempered or …
Oxford English vocab
ELEPHANT — n. (pl. same or elephants) 1. the largest living land animal, of which two species survive, the larger African (Loxodonta …
Oxford English vocab
SHREW — ( shrews) A shrew is a small brown animal like a mouse with a long pointed nose. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ELEPHANT — ( elephants) An elephant is a very large animal with a long, flexible nose called a trunk, which it uses …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHREW — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Her hat was an aggressively red felt and she peered out from under its big …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ELEPHANT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES white elephant ▪ When the theatre first opened it was widely regarded as a white …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHREW — (WOMAN) [noun] [C] [disapproving] - a woman who is bad-tempered or unwilling to share her possessionsHer former husband describes her …
Cambridge English vocab
ELEPHANT — n. elephant bird Elephant Man elephant seal
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ELEPHANT — n. Any of three ungulate species in the order Proboscidea (family Elephantidae), characterized by their large size, long trunk, tusks, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SHREW — n. 1. Brawler, scold, termagant, vixen, virago, fury, turbulent woman. 2. Shrew-mouse.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
ELEPHANT — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ African ▪ Asian , Indian ▪ bull , cow ▪ female , male ▪ baby ▪ trained …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SHREW
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SHREW — сущ. 1) зоол. землеройка 2) сварливая женщина Syn : harridan, termagant, virago, vixen сварливая женщина, мегера - "The Taming of …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ELEPHANT — (зоология) слон (Elephantidae) (the E.) (американизм) Слон (эмблема республиканской партии) the E. and the Donkey республиканская и демократическая партии (специальное) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHREW — shrew.ogg _I ʃru: n сварливая женщина, мегера «The Taming of the Shrew»( Shakespeare ) - «Укрощение строптивой» _II ʃru: n …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ELEPHANT — elephant.ogg ʹelıfənt n 1. зоол. слон ( Elephantidae ) 2. (the Elephant) амер. Слон ( эмблема республиканской партии ) the …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SHREW — I shrew сущ.; зоол.землеройка (насекомоядное млекопитающее, похожее на мышь) Syn:shrew-mouse II shrew сущ.сварливая женщина, змея, мегера, ведьма Syn:scold 2.
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ELEPHANT — n 1. зоол. слон ( Elephantidae ) 2. (the Elephant) амер. Слон ( эмблема республиканской партии ) the Elephant and …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SHREW — _I ʃru: n сварливая женщина, мегера «The Taming of the Shrew»( Shakespeare ) - «Укрощение строптивой» _II ʃru: n зоол. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ELEPHANT — n 1. зоол. слон ( Elephantidae ) 2. (the Elephant) амер. Слон ( эмблема республиканской партии ) the Elephant and …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SHREW — I ʃru: сущ. ; зоол. землеройка ( насекомоядное млекопитающее, похожее на мышь ) Syn: shrew-mouse II ʃru: сущ. сварливая женщина, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ELEPHANT — сущ. 1) а) слон elephants trumpet — слоны трубят herd of elephants — стадо слонов - elephant bull - elephant …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SHREW — I [ЏЇѓ] shrew.wav сущ.; зоол. землеройка (насекомоядное млекопитающее, похожее на мышь) Syn: shrew-mouse II [ЏЇѓ] shrew.wav сущ. сварливая женщина, змея, мегера, ведьма Syn: scold 2.
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ELEPHANT — сущ. 1) а) слон elephants trumpet — слоны трубят herd of elephants — стадо слонов - elephant bull - elephant calf - elephant cow - rogue elephant Syn: bishop б) (Elephant) …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SHREW — землеройка; pl землеройковые (Soricidae) - American short-tailed shrew - armored shrew - armoured shrew - Asiatic shrew - Asiatic water shrew - brown-toothed water shrew - Ceylon …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
ELEPHANT — 1) слон; pl слоны (Elephantidae) 2) энт. бражник; pl бражники (Sphingidae) 3) энт. бражник винный (Pergesa elpenor) • - African elephant - Asiatic elephant - California …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
SHREW — землеройка; pl землеройковые ( Soricidae ) - American short-tailed shrew - armored shrew - armoured shrew - Asiatic shrew - …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
ELEPHANT — 1) слон; pl слоны ( Elephantidae ) 2) энт. бражник; pl бражники ( Sphingidae ) 3) энт. бражник винный ( …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
ELEPHANT — _n. 1> слон 2> (Elephant) _ам. слон (эмблема республиканской партии) 3> формат бумаги 4> _attr. - elephant bull - elephant …
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