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sorex.

shrew-mouse;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈsoː.rɛks]Classical-Latin[ˈsɔː.reks]
  1. shrew, shrewmouse

    declension-3
  2. mouse

    Late-Latin · Medieval-Latin · declension-3
Where this word comes from

Uncertain; possibly related to susurrus (“whisper, rustling”), or Ancient Greek ὕραξ (húrax, “shrewmouse”).

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