释义 |
mac·ro·sce·lid·i·dae \ˌmakrōsəˈlidəˌdē\ noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Macroscelides, type genus (from macr- + scel- + Latin -ides, patronymic suffix) + -idae — more at -ide : a family of African insectivores comprising the elephant shrews and constituting sometimes with the addition of the Tupaiidae a suborder (Menotyphla) of Insectivora |