Soricidae

Translingual

Etymology

Sorex +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Soricidae

A taxonomic family within the order Soricomorpha – the shrews.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Trechnotheria - subclass; Zatheria - infraclass; Theria - supercohort; Eutheria - cohort; Placentalia - cohort; Soricomorpha - order

Hyponyms

(family): Crocidurinae (white-toothed shrews), Myosoricinae (African shrews), Soricinae (red-toothed shrews) - subfamilies

References

Soricidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Soricidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Soricidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Soricidae in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.

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