Microsthenes

plural noun

Mi·​cros·​the·​nes

mīˈkrästhə(ˌ)nēz

in former classifications

: a division of eutherian mammals approximately equal to the orders Insectivora, Chiroptera, Rodentia, and Edentata

microsthenic adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from micr- + -sthenes (from Greek sthenos strength)

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