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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Microsthene

/(mī"krō̇*sthēn)/ · Mi·cro·sthene · IPA
01 n. One of a group of mammals having a small size as a typical characteristic. It includes the lower orders, as the Insectivora, Cheiroptera, …
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    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.(Zool.)