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CRYPTOTIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Cryptotis mean?
• CRYPTOTIS (noun)
The noun CRYPTOTIS has 1 sense:
1. least shrews
Familiarity information: CRYPTOTIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Least shrews
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Cryptotis; genus Cryptotis
Hypernyms ("Cryptotis" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Holonyms ("Cryptotis" is a member of...):
family Soricidae; Soricidae (shrews)
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