Translingual Sorex araneuson a gloved hand Proper noun Sorex araneus m A taxonomic species within the family Soricidae – common shrew or Eurasian shrew, one of the most common mammals. Hypernyms (species): Eulipotyphla - order; Soricidae - family; Soricinae - subfamily; Soricini - tribe; Sorex - genus References Sorex araneus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Sorex araneus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Sorex araneus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons List of sequenced animal genomes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.