blarina brevicauda

Thân thiện

A blarina brevicauda scurries through the leaf litter in a deciduous forest.

Definition

Noun A species of relatively large shrew native to North America, characterized by a tail that is significantly shorter than half the length of its body. It is commonly known as the short-tailed shrew.

Usage

The term is used as a formal, scientific name to specifically identify this species of mammal in zoological, biological, or ecological contexts. * The Blarina brevicauda is one of the few venomous mammals. * Researchers are studying the population density of Blarina brevicauda in this forest ecosystem.

Advanced Usage

• The genus name Blarina is often used in taxonomic classification, with being the most common species.
  • The genus Blarina is part of the family Soricidae.

Variants and Related Words

• Short-tailed shrew: The common name for .
  • We found a short-tailed shrew in the leaf litter.
• Shrew: The general term for small, insectivorous mammals of the family Soricidae, which includes .

Synonyms

• Short-tailed shrew

Different Meanings

This term has only one specific meaning: it refers exclusively to this particular biological species. It is not used in general or figurative language.

Học thuật

Noun

1. North American shrew with tail less than half its body length

Từ đồng nghĩa

• short-tailed shrew
• Blarina brevicauda