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CRYPTOTIS PARVA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cryptotis parva mean? 

CRYPTOTIS PARVA (noun)
  The noun CRYPTOTIS PARVA has 1 sense:

1. small brown shrew of grassy regions of eastern United Statesplay

  Familiarity information: CRYPTOTIS PARVA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CRYPTOTIS PARVA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Small brown shrew of grassy regions of eastern United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Cryptotis parva; least shrew

Hypernyms ("Cryptotis parva" is a kind of...):

shrew; shrewmouse (small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles)


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