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PRONUNCIATION OF SOREX

sorex  [ˈsɔːreks] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOREX

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sorex is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SOREX MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sorex

The genus Sorex includes many of the common shrews of Eurasia and North America. Members of this genus, known as long-tailed shrews, are the only members of the tribe Soricini of the subfamily Soricinae. They have 32 teeth. These animals have long pointed snouts, small ears which are often not visible and scent glands located on the side of the body. As their eyesight is generally poor, they rely on hearing and smell to locate their prey, mainly insects. Some species also use echolocation. It is often difficult to distinguish between species without examining the dental pattern. In some species, a female shrew and her dependent young form "caravans", in which each shrew grasps the rear of the shrew in front, when changing location.

Definition of sorex in the English dictionary

The definition of sorex in the dictionary is a shrew or related animal.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SOREX


apoplex
ˈæpəˌpleks
card-index
ˈkɑːdˌɪndeks
carnifex
ˈkɑːnɪˌfeks
diplex
ˈdaɪpleks
fedex
ˈfedˌeks
frutex
ˈfruːteks
heteroduplex
ˌhetərəʊˈdjuːpleks
homosex
ˌhəʊməʊˈseks
hypercomplex
ˌhaɪpəˈkɒmpleks
Lastex
ˈlasteks
metroplex
ˈmetrəʊˌpleks
plex
pleks
prex
preks
silvex
ˈsɪlveks
tippex
ˈtɪpeks
vibex
ˈvaɪbeks
zex
zeks

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOREX

sore
soredial
sorediate
soredium
sorehead
soreheadedness
sorehon
Sorel
sorely
soreness
sorgho
sorghum
sorghum beer
sorgo
sori
soricident
soricine
sorites
soritic
soritical

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOREX

Artex
carex
complex
Durex
ex
flex
forex
grex
index
interrex
latex
lex
Lurex
mirex
murex
Pyrex
Rex
sex
tex
unisex

Synonyms and antonyms of sorex in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sorex» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOREX

Find out the translation of sorex to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

sorex
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sorex
570 millions of speakers

English

sorex
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

SOREX
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

sorex
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Sorex
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sorex
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sorex
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sorex
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sakit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sorex
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

トガリネズミ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

뒤쥐
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sorex
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

SOREX
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sorex
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कंदील
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sorex
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Sorex
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Sorex
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Sorex
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

SOREX
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Sorex
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sorex
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Sorex
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Sorex
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sorex

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOREX»

The term «sorex» is regularly used and occupies the 106.075 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOREX» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOREX»

Discover the use of sorex in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sorex and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
BT Summer resorts-Califomia Sorenson, Mount (Alaska) UF Mount Sorenson ( Alaska) BT Mountains-Alaska Sorenson family USE Sorensen family Soreq River (Israel) USE Sorek River (Israel) Sorex (May Subd Geog) [QL73 7.156 (Zoology)]  ...
Library of Congress, 2006
2
The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals
... Sorex bairdi Sorex bedfordiae Sorex bendirii Sorex caecutiens Sorex cooperi Sorex coronatus Sorex dekayi Sorex fosteri Sorex haydeni Sorex hosonoi Sorex hoyi Sorex jacksoni Sorex kozlovi Sorex merriami Sorex milleri Sorex portenkoi ...
Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins, Michael Grayson, 2009
3
A Guide to the Mammals of China
Tail about 80% of HB length; mid-dorsal stripe conspicuous; GLS > 19 mm Sorex cylindricauda b. Tail usually > 80% of HB length, often about equal to it; mid- dorsal stripe inconspicuous; GLS < 19 mm Sorex bedfordiae 3.a. Body size very ...
Andrew T. Smith, Yan Xie, Robert S. Hoffmann, 2010
4
Land Mammals of Oregon
Localities in Oregon from which museum specimens of Baird's shrew, Sorex bairdi, were examined (listed in the Appendix, p. 551). The species is endemic to Oregon (Carraway, 1990). of S. bairdi. From a slightly higher-than-expected relative ...
B. J. Verts, Leslie N. Carraway, 1998
5
The Wild Mammals of Wisconsin
Some shrews with a diminutive third unicuspate tooth, such as Sorex palustris (in Otisorex) and Sorex merriami (in Sorex), essentially lack tines on the bicusps. Repenning (1967) and Guilday (1962) mention another character, reduced ...
Charles A. Long, 2008
6
Advances in the Biology of Shrews II
In contradiction to George (1988), Diersing (1980) postulated that the lineage leading to the ge- nus Sorex originated in Eurasia in the Late Oligocene and entered North America in the Early Miocene. From the paleontological point of view, the ...
Joseph F. Merritt, Sara Churchfield, R. Hutterer, 2005
7
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic ...
Sorex Linnaeus, 1758. Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1:53. type species: Sorex araneus Linnaeus, 1758. synonyms: Amphiosorex Hall, 1959 [lapsus]; Amphisorex Duvernoy, 1835; Asorex Mezhzherin, 1965; Atophyrax Merriam, 1884; Corsira Gray, 1838 ...
Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder, 2005
8
Mammals of South America, Volume 1: Marsupials, Xenarthrans, ...
Local vernacular names for shrews in South America include musara ̃nas, ratones hocicudos, and ratones topos. synonyms: Sorex: Say in James, 1823:163 ; not Sorex Linnaeus, 1758. Corsira Gray, 1838a:123; part. Brachysorex Duvernoy ...
Alfred L. Gardner, 2008
9
Mammals of the Eastern United States
SUBSPECIES Sorex dispar dispar (Batchelder) As described above. Type locality: Beedes River Gorge, Essex Co., New York. Other currently recognized eastern subspecies: S. dispar blitchi Schwartz LITERATURE Caldwell, R. S., and H.
John O. Whitaker, William John Hamilton, 1998
10
U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
... mexicana (Ehrenberg) Cleve reinhardtii Grunow turgida (Gregory) Cleve ventricosa Kutzing sp sp Diploneis ovalis (Hilse) Cleve 1 Epiihemia intermedia Fricke sorex Kutzing 1 turgida (Ehrenberg) Kutzing 1 turgida var. granulata ( Ehrenberg) ...
‎1964

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOREX»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sorex is used in the context of the following news items.
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Elektronische Zutrittskontrolle via Bluetooth
SOREX wirelessKey 4.0 ermöglicht die schlüssel- und berührungslose Türöffnung mittels bluetoothfähigem Handy, RFID-Medien und automatischen sowie ... «Computerwelt, Jun 14»
2
Invasion Of Greater White-toothed Shrew Threatens Pygmy Shrew …
This, they say, is leading to the disappearance of the pygmy shrew (Sorex minutus) from Ireland, one of the world's smallest mammals, which has been on the ... «RedOrbit, Jun 14»
3
Pygmy shrew population in Ireland threatened by invasion of greater …
This, they say, is leading to the disappearance of the pygmy shrew (Sorex minutus) from Ireland, one of the world's smallest mammals, which has been on the ... «Phys.Org, Jun 14»
4
A Vision for Restoring Yosemite's Hetch Hetchy Valley
Trowbridge's shrew or the Yosemite shrew, Sorex trowbridgii , inhabits moist ground, meadows, and streamside vegetation at these elevations. The vagrant or ... «Earth Island Journal, Dec 13»
5
Hallan en Atapuerca una musaraña propia del Pleistoceno Inferior
Por otro lado, Sorex (Drepanosorex) margaritodon “se ha encontrado en uno de los niveles más profundos del Pleistoceno Inferior de la Sierra de Atapuerca, en ... «Dicyt, Dec 13»
6
Kickstarter-Projekt macht Smartphone-Biometrie salonfähig
Mit der Entwicklung elektronischer Zugangssysteme befasst sich die SOREX Wireless Solutions GmbH bereits seit neun Jahren. Frühere Entwicklungen des ... «Security-Insider, Sep 13»
7
iPhone 5S Fingerabdruck-Sensor ersetzt Schlüssel für Eingangstür
Sorex Wireless Solutions GmbH startet in Kürze eine Kickstarter-Kampagne für ein ... Sorex verfügt über 9 Jahre Erfahrung auf dem Gebiet der elektronischen ... «Telekom Presse, Sep 13»
8
Terminix Announces Additions of Symons, Vance
Prior, Symons led business growth efforts at Sorex Group, a leading European rodent control provider, and Whitmire Micro-Gen Research Laboratories, a top ... «PCT Magazine, Oct 12»
9
Lemmings: Never too small to make an impact
A 1974 study by Todd Fuller found five species in addition to the bog lemming: the vagrant shrew (Sorex vagrans), masked shrew (S. cinereus), singing vole ... «Kenai Peninsula Online, Jul 12»
10
shrews 'warm up' before cold dives
They spent over a decade working with tiny American water shrews (Sorex palustris), which weigh a maximum of 17g. The thumb-sized animals are known for ... «BBC News, Jul 12»

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