microsthenic

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adjective

Having a typically small size (used in the 19th century by James Dana to classify animals)

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Meanings

adjectivemicrosthenic (comparative more microsthenic, superlative most microsthenic)

comparative more microsthenic · superlative most microsthenic

  1. archaicrarebiologyHaving a typically small size (used in the 19th century by James Dana to classify animals)

Origin

From microsthene + -ic.

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APA

microsthenic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microsthenic

MLA

“microsthenic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microsthenic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microsthenic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microsthenic.

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