Soricidae (Noun)
Meaning
Shrews.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Soricidae, a family of small, insectivorous mammals, includes more than 350 species of shrews found around the world.
- Shrews, belonging to the family Soricidae, are among the smallest mammals, with some species weighing less than 2 grams.
- Members of the family Soricidae are often overlooked, despite their intriguing behaviors and adaptations as shrews.
- Biologists studying Soricidae have identified a number of distinct species within this diverse family of shrews.
- Fossil records show that Soricidae have remained largely unchanged since the early Paleocene, around 60 million years ago, as the family of modern shrews.