SOREX ARANEUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Sorex araneus mean? 

• SOREX ARANEUS (noun)
  The noun SOREX ARANEUS has 1 sense:

1. common American shrew

  Familiarity information: SOREX ARANEUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SOREX ARANEUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Common American shrew

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

common shrew; Sorex araneus

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)