1. Femme mauvaise.
2. Chipie.
3. Teigne.
ETYM Old Eng. nagge, Dutch negge; akin to Eng. neigh.
1. A small horse; a pony; hence, any horse.
2. A woman who nags, one who nags habitually.
Insectivorous mammal of the family Soricidae, found in Eurasia and the Americas. It is mouselike, but with a long nose and pointed teeth. Its high metabolic rate means that it must eat almost constantly.
The common shrew Sorex araneus is about 7.5 cm/3 in long.
The pigmy shrew Sorex minutus is only about 5 cm/2 in long.
Small mouselike long-snouted mammal related to moles; SYN. shrewmouse.