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LIPOTYPHLA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Lipotyphla mean?
• LIPOTYPHLA (noun)
The noun LIPOTYPHLA has 1 sense:
1. moles; hedgehogs; true shrews
Familiarity information: LIPOTYPHLA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Moles; hedgehogs; true shrews
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Lipotyphla; suborder Lipotyphla
Hypernyms ("Lipotyphla" is a kind of...):
animal order (the order of animals)
Holonyms ("Lipotyphla" is a member of...):
Insectivora; order Insectivora (shrews; moles; hedgehogs; tenrecs)
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