SORICIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Soricidae mean? 

• SORICIDAE (noun)
  The noun SORICIDAE has 1 sense:

1. shrews

  Familiarity information: SORICIDAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SORICIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Shrews

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

family Soricidae; Soricidae

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

mammal family (a family of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Soricidae"):

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

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

Blarina; genus Blarina (shrews)

genus Neomys; Neomys (a genus of Soricidae)

Cryptotis; genus Cryptotis (least shrews)

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

Insectivora; order Insectivora (shrews; moles; hedgehogs; tenrecs)