Lipotyphla

Lipotyphla
noun
moles; hedgehogs; true shrews
Hypernyms: ↑animal order
Member Holonyms: ↑Insectivora, ↑order Insectivora

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\\ˌlīpəˈtiflə, li-\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from lip- + -typhla (from Greek typhlon cecum) — more at typhl-
: a suborder of insectivores comprising the moles, hedgehogs, and true shews and having the pubic symphysis short and the postorbital process undeveloped — compare menotyphla

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  • Lipotyphla — n. A suborder of mammals including the moles; hedgehogs; and true shrews. Syn: suborder Lipotyphla. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • suborder Lipotyphla — noun moles; hedgehogs; true shrews • Syn: ↑Lipotyphla • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Insectivora, ↑order Insectivora …   Useful english dictionary

  • Eulipotyphla — Insektenfresser Europäischer Maulwurf (Talpa europaea) Systematik Überklasse: Kiefermäuler (Gnathostomata …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • 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

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