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Rh They have, however, on each flank, a band of stiff, close-set bristles, beneath the fur, among which are placed the orifices of some small glands, that exhale a musky odour. In general, they are aquatic, in a greater or less degree.

The animals of this genus are small and mouse-like, covered with a short and very soft fur. Their dentition is thus expressed:—inc. ; can. ; mol.=30. The incisors are long; the upper ones are curved and notched at the base; the lower WATER SHREW.

nearly horizontal. The muzzle is produced into a long slender snout; the ears are short and rounded; the tail moderately long.