Sorex

See also: sorex

Translingual

Etymology

Latin sorex (“shrew, shrew-mouse”)

Proper noun

Sorex m

A taxonomic genus within the family Soricidae – the red-toothed shrews.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Soricomorpha - order; Soricidae - family; Soricinae - subfamily; Soricini - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Sorex araneus - type species
- See Sorex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia for the very numerous species

Further reading

Sorex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Sorex on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Sorex on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Sorex on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.

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