- suborder Menotyphla
- nounelephant shrews; tree shrews• Syn: ↑Menotyphla• Hypernyms: ↑animal order• Member Holonyms: ↑Insectivora, ↑order Insectivora
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suborder Menotyphla
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Menotyphla — noun elephant shrews; tree shrews • Syn: ↑suborder Menotyphla • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Insectivora, ↑order Insectivora * * * ˌmenəˈtiflə noun plural … Useful english dictionary
animal order — noun the order of animals • Hypernyms: ↑order • Hyponyms: ↑Eubacteriales, ↑order Eubacteriales, ↑Pseudomonadales, ↑order Pseudomonadales, ↑Rickettsiales, ↑order … Useful english dictionary
Insectivora — noun shrews; moles; hedgehogs; tenrecs • Syn: ↑order Insectivora • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Eutheria, ↑subclass Eutheria • Member Meronyms … Useful english dictionary
order Insectivora — noun shrews; moles; hedgehogs; tenrecs • Syn: ↑Insectivora • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Eutheria, ↑subclass Eutheria • Member Meronyms … Useful english dictionary
insectivore — /in sek teuh vawr , vohr /, n. 1. an insectivorous animal or plant. 2. any mammal of the order Insectivora, comprising the moles, shrews, and Old World hedgehogs. [1860 65; back formation from INSECTIVOROUS; see VORE] * * * Any member of the… … Universalium
macroscelididae — ˌmakrōsəˈlidəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Macroscelides, type genus (from macr + scel + Latin ides, patronymic suffix) + idae more at ide : a family of African insectivores comprising the elephant shrews and… … Useful english dictionary
Lipotyphla — noun moles; hedgehogs; true shrews • Syn: ↑suborder Lipotyphla • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Insectivora, ↑order Insectivora * * * ˌlīpəˈtiflə, li … Useful english dictionary
