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microsthene

microsthene noun: any of a group of mammals characteristically of small size, including various rodents (used in the 19th century by James Dana to classify animals, but not adopted thereafter).

Noun

microsthene (plural microsthenes)

  1. (archaic, in plural) Any of a group of mammals characteristically of small size, including various rodents (used in the 19th century by James Dana to classify animals, but not adopted thereafter)

Forms of microsthene

pluralmicrosthenes

Origin of microsthene

From micro- + Ancient Greek σθένος (sthénos, “might, strength”).

Words formed from microsthene

Questions about microsthene

What does microsthene mean?
Microsthene means any of a group of mammals characteristically of small size, including various rodents (used in the 19th century by James Dana to classify animals, but not adopted thereafter).
What part of speech is microsthene?
Microsthene is a noun.
What is the plural of microsthene?
The plural of microsthene is microsthenes.

Words near microsthene in the dictionary

  1. microstepping
  2. microsteps
  3. microsteradian
  4. microsteradians
  5. microstereolithography
  6. microsthene
  7. microsthenes
  8. microsthenic
  9. microstigmatid
  10. microstigmatids
  11. microstimulate

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