dvergspissmus
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From dverg (“dwarf”) + spissmus (“shrew”).
Pronunciation
Noun
dvergspissmus f (definite singular dvergspissmusa, indefinite plural dvergspissmus or dvergspissmyser, definite plural dvergspissmusene or dvergspissmysene)
- a Eurasian pygmy shrew, Sorex minutus
- Synonym: skjerel
- 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