rannyt (rani)

[Also ranney; supposed to be ult. a corruption (through OF.) of L. araneus, sc. mus, a kind of mouse: see shrew and araneous.] The shrew or shrew-mouse, Sorex araneus. Sammonicus and Nicander do call the mus araneus, the shrew or ranney , blind. Sir T. Browne , Vulg. Err., iii. 18. ranoid (rā'noid), a . [ rana , a frog, + Gr. εἶδος , form.] In herpet ., same as ranine : distinguished from bufonoid .