| 1. | a grayish-black mole, Neurotrichus gibbsii, of the western coast of the U.S. and Canada, that grows to a length of about 3 in. (7.6 cm). |
| 2. | any of several Asiatic moles of the genus Uropsilus. |
| shrew mole n. Any of several shrewlike moles of the family Talpidae, especially Neurotrichus gibbsii of western North America, Uropsilus soricipes of central Asia, and Urotrichus talpoides of Japan. |