Etymology

microsthene

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Today it means: Any of a group of mammals characteristically of small size, including various rodents (used in the 19th century by James Dana to classify animals, but not adopted thereafter) Full definition →

Ancient Greek σθένος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσθένος“might, strength”
  2. English todaymicrosthene

From micro- + Ancient Greek σθένος (sthénos, “might, strength”).

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