musaranha

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin musaraneus, from mūs (“mouse”) + arāneus (“of a spider”) (because a shrew's bite was formerly believed to be venomous).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /myzaˈɾaɲo̞/

Noun

musaranha f (plural musaranhas)

  1. (zoology) shrew
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