oared shrew

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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Oared \Oared\ ([=o]rd), a.

1.Furnished with oars; -- chiefly used in composition; as, a four-oared boat. [1913 Webster]

2.(Zool.) (a) Having feet adapted for swimming. (b) Totipalmate; -- said of the feet of certain birds. See Illust. of Aves. [1913 Webster]

Oared shrew (Zool.), an aquatic European shrew (Crossopus ciliatus); -- called also black water shrew. [1913 Webster]

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