NEOMYS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Neomys mean? 

• NEOMYS (noun)
  The noun NEOMYS has 1 sense:

1. a genus of Soricidae

  Familiarity information: NEOMYS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NEOMYS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of Soricidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Neomys; Neomys

Hypernyms ("Neomys" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Neomys"):

European water shrew; Neomys fodiens (widely distributed Old World water shrew)

Mediterranean water shrew; Neomys anomalus (a type of water shrew)

Holonyms ("Neomys" is a member of...):

family Soricidae; Soricidae (shrews)