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单词 soricine
释义

soricine

[ sawr-uh-sahyn, -sin, sor-uh- ]
/ ˈsɔr əˌsaɪn, -sɪn, ˈsɒr ə- /

adjective Zoology.

of or resembling the shrews.

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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Example sentences from the Web for soricine

  • 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

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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