dvergspissmus

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From dverg (“dwarf”) +‎ spissmus (“shrew”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²dʋærɡːˌspɪsmʉs/

Noun

dvergspissmus f (definite singular dvergspissmusa, indefinite plural dvergspissmus or dvergspissmyser, definite plural dvergspissmusene or dvergspissmysene)

a Eurasian pygmy shrew, Sorex minutus
- 1987, Rune Belsvik, Den som kysser i vinden blæs ikkje bort aleine:
  Han skal snakka om dvergspissmusa. Jostein synest Bottolf Øyre er så flink til å fortelja om mus.
  He is going to tell them about the pygmy shrew. Jostein thinks Bottolf Øyre is so good at talking about mice.

References

Dvergspissmus at Artsdatabanken

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