Microsthenes
plural noun
Mi·cros·the·nes
mīˈkrästhə(ˌ)nēz
in former classifications
: a division of eutherian mammals approximately equal to the orders Insectivora, Chiroptera, Rodentia, and Edentata
microsthenic adjective
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from micr- + -sthenes (from Greek sthenos strength)