genus sorex

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   type genus of the family Soricidae: shrews

   SynonymsSorex

   Broadermammal genus

   Part ofSoricidae

Questions about genus sorex

What does genus sorex mean?

genus sorex means "type genus of the family Soricidae: shrews".

What is another word for genus sorex?

Close synonyms include Sorex. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus sorex a common word?

genus sorex is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.