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termagants

noun

plural of termagant

as in shrews

a bad-tempered scolding woman when she finally met her grandmother, she couldn't believe the sweet old lady was the same woman she'd heard all her life described as a termagant

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shrews

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And unlike voles and other plant-eating garden visitors, shrews rarely damage plants, roots, or bulbs.

— Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 15 Sep. 2026
These are important tools used for both feeding and building their dens and digging for other menu items such as mice, gophers, voles and shrews.

— Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026

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