microtine
English
Etymology
From scientific Latin Microtinae , a subfamily name, from Microtus + -inae.
Adjective
microtine (not comparable)
- (zoology) Of or relating to the subfamily Microtinae, including voles, lemmings and muskrats.
Noun
microtine (plural microtines)
- Any rodent of the former subfamily Microtinae (now Arvicolinae)