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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

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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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