microtine

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From scientific Latin Microtinae , a subfamily name, from Microtus +‎ -inae.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaɪkɹətaɪn/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Adjective[edit]

microtine (not comparable)

  1. (zoology) Of or relating to the subfamily Microtinae, including voles, lemmings and muskrats.

Noun[edit]

microtine (plural microtines)

  1. Any rodent of the former subfamily Microtinae (now Arvicolinae)

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