genus sorex

English Thesaurus

1. type genus of the family Soricidae: shrews (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	mammal genus,
definition	:	a genus of mammals (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	common shrew, sorex araneus,
definition	:	common American shrew (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	american water shrew, sorex palustris,
definition	:	water shrew of North America (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family soricidae, soricidae,
definition	:	shrews (noun.animal)