The Collaborative International Dictionary
Erd shrew
Erd \Erd\ ([~e]rd), n. [OE. erd, eard, earth, land, country, AS.
eard; akin to OS. ard dwelling place, OHG. art plowing,
tillage, Icel. ["o]r[eth] crop, and to L. arare to plow, E.
ear to plow.]
The earth. [Prov. Eng.]
--Wright.
Erd shrew (Zo["o]l.), the common European shrew ( Sorex vulgaris); the shrewmouse.
Wiktionary
erd shrew
n. The common shrew.