Sorex
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See also: sorex
Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Latin sorex (“shrew, shrew-mouse”)
Proper noun[edit]
Sorex m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Soricidae – red-toothed shrews.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (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[edit]
- (genus): Sorex araneus - type species
Derived terms[edit]
- Afrosorex
- Anourosorex
- Congosorex
- Megasorex
- Myosorex
- Notiosorex
- Ruwenzorisorex
- Scutisorex
- Solisorex
- Surdisorex
- Sylvisorex
Further reading[edit]
Sorex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Sorex on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Sorex on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Sorex at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
