vasspissmus

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

vass-spissmus (hyphenated)

Etymology

From vass- (“water”) +‎ spissmus (“shrew”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²ʋɑsːˌspɪsmʉs/

Noun

vasspissmus f (definite singular vasspissmusa, indefinite plural vasspissmus or vasspissmyser, definite plural vasspissmusene or vasspissmysene)

a water shrew, Eurasian water shrew, Neomys fodiens

References

Vasspissmus at Artsdatabanken
“vasspissmus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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