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Microsthene

Mi′cro-sthene

(mī′krō̍-sthēn)

,

Noun.

[

Micro-

+ Gr.

σθένοσ

might, strength.]

(Zool.)

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

.