Soricidae

plural noun

So·​ric·​i·​dae

səˈrisəˌdē

: a family of small chiefly terrestrial long-snouted mammals (order Insectivora) that comprise the true shrews compare elephant shrew, talpidae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Soric-, Sorex, type genus + -idae

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