It is a term used in biology. It means that they are shaped like a shrew. An animal belonging to the Soricomorpha . It is an order of placental mammals containing the families Nesophontidae, Solenodontidae, Soricidae, and Talpidae. They were previously classified in the Order Insectivora. They are moles, shrews, desmans and solenodons or almiquis.
