Definition for Sorex:

• s[= o]' reks, n. the typical genus of the family Soricidæ and sub-family Soricinæ, one of this genus, a shrew.-- adjs. SORIC'IDENT, having teeth like the shrew; SOR'ICINE, pertaining to the shrew-mouse; SOR'ICOID, soricine. [ L.,-- Gr. hyrax, a shrew-mouse.]

Synonyms for Sorex:

• n.

  •Genus Sorex (noun)
  • Genus Sorex.
  •animal (noun)
  • sorex.

• Other synonyms:

  •n.
  • mammal genus.

Homophones for Sorex:

• scheuchzeriaceae, Sargasso Sea, sewer gas, sargasso, screw key, shrug, sawhorse, saurosuchus, scrag, sorgho, susurrous, sazerac, seagrass, skreak, shark, squarish, scores, sage grouse, saragossa, skew arch, source, sea horse, sericeous, sirius, squaw grass, shakers, sarawak, siracusa, surcease, sorgo, saccharase, screech, shrike, series, saururus, sea wrack, screak, SARS, serious, saurischia, Showy Orchis, Sirach, ski rack, scorch, sugar cookie, scissors, sirocco, shrewish, seahorse, Skagerak, scarce, siqueiros, serosa, shiraz, scraggy, serous, scours, siris, Skagerrak, ski race, susurrus, screaky, sack race, search, scissors kick, sayers, screw jack, scherzo, scrooge, skreigh, saururaceae, shirk, sucrase, secrecy, shears, sewerage, SIRC, surge, sorus, scourge, seiurus, squark, serax, squirearchy, sucrose, sikorsky, syracuse, siriasis, screechy, serge, sewage works, shire horse, saccharose, scorsese, sourish, shag rug, sciurus, shriek.

Holonyms for Sorex:

• n.

  • animal
    Family Soricidae, soricidae.

Hyponym for Sorex:

• n.

  • animal
    mammal genus.

Meronym for Sorex:

• n.

  • animal
    common shrew, American Water Shrew, Sorex Araneus, Sorex Palustris.