GENUS UROPSILUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Uropsilus mean? 

• GENUS UROPSILUS (noun)
  The noun GENUS UROPSILUS has 1 sense:

1. shrew moles

  Familiarity information: GENUS UROPSILUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS UROPSILUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Shrew moles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Uropsilus; Uropsilus

Hypernyms ("genus Uropsilus" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "genus Uropsilus"):

shrew mole (slender mole having a long snout and tail)

Asiatic shrew mole; Uropsilus soricipes (shrew mole of eastern Asia)

Holonyms ("genus Uropsilus" is a member of...):

family Talpidae; Talpidae (moles)