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Lipotyphla

noun

moles; hedgehogs; true shrews

• Syn: ↑suborder Lipotyphla

• Hypernyms: ↑animal order

• Member Holonyms: ↑Insectivora, ↑order Insectivora

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\\ˌlīpəˈtiflə, li-\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from lip- + -typhla (from Greek typhlon cecum) — more at typhl-

: a suborder of insectivores comprising the moles, hedgehogs, and true shews and having the pubic symphysis short and the postorbital process undeveloped — compare menotyphla

Useful english dictionary. 2012.