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GENUS NEOMYS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Neomys mean?
• GENUS NEOMYS (noun)
The noun GENUS NEOMYS has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Soricidae
Familiarity information: GENUS NEOMYS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Soricidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Neomys; Neomys
Hypernyms ("genus Neomys" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Neomys"):
European water shrew; Neomys fodiens (widely distributed Old World water shrew)
Mediterranean water shrew; Neomys anomalus (a type of water shrew)
Holonyms ("genus Neomys" is a member of...):
family Soricidae; Soricidae (shrews)
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