SOREX ARANEUS

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Meaning:

Common American shrew

Synonyms:

common shrew; Sorex araneus

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Nouns denoting animals

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

shrew; shrewmouse (small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles)

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

genus Sorex; Sorex (type genus of the family Soricidae: shrews)

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