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

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [mu.zəˈɾa.ɲə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [mu.zaˈɾa.ɲa]
  • Audio (Barcelona):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɲa

Noun

musaranya f (plural musaranyes)

  1. shrew

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