soricine

[ sawr-uh-sahyn, -sin, sor-uh- ]

/ ˈsɔr əˌsaɪn, -sɪn, ˈsɒr ə- /

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adjective Zoology.

of or resembling the shrews.

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Origin of soricine

1775–85; <Latin sōricīnus, equivalent to sōric- (stem of sōrex) shrew + -īnus-ine¹

Words nearby soricine

sorgho, sorghum, sorghum beer, sorgo, sori, soricine, sorites, sorn, soroban, Sorocaba, Sorokin

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How to use soricine in a sentence

Outwardly it has the general soricine form, though much larger than the largest shrew.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon|Robert A. Sterndale
Soric′ident, having teeth like the shrew; Sor′icine, pertaining to the shrew-mouse; Sor′icoid, soricine.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
The skull and dentition of this animal are essentially soricine.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon|Robert A. Sterndale

British Dictionary definitions for soricine

soricine

/ (ˈsɒrɪˌsaɪn) /

adjective

of, relating to, or resembling the shrews or the family (Soricidae) to which they belong

Word Origin for soricine

C18: from Latin sōricīnus, from sōrex a shrew

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