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UROPSILUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Uropsilus mean?
• UROPSILUS (noun)
The noun UROPSILUS has 1 sense:
1. shrew moles
Familiarity information: UROPSILUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Shrew moles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Uropsilus; Uropsilus
Hypernyms ("Uropsilus" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Uropsilus"):
shrew mole (slender mole having a long snout and tail)
Asiatic shrew mole; Uropsilus soricipes (shrew mole of eastern Asia)
Holonyms ("Uropsilus" is a member of...):
family Talpidae; Talpidae (moles)
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