microsthene

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Etymology

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

Noun

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microsthene (plural microsthenes)

  1. (archaic, zoology, chiefly in the 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)

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