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SOREX

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the family Soricidae: shrews

Synonyms:

genus Sorex; Sorex

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Sorex" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Sorex"):

common shrew; Sorex araneus (common American shrew)

American water shrew; Sorex palustris (water shrew of North America)

Holonyms ("Sorex" is a member of...):

family Soricidae; Soricidae (shrews)

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