Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A member of the order Microsthena.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) One of a group of mammals having a small size as a typical characteristic. It includes the lower orders, as the Insectivora, Cheiroptera, Rodentia, and Edentata.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun zoology Any of a group of
mammals having a small size as a typical characteristic. It includes the lower orders, such asinsectivores androdents .
Etymologies
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micro- + Ancient Greek might, strength.
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