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soricine

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

adjective

Zoology.
  1. of or resembling the shrews.

soricine

/ ˈ²õÉ’°ùɪˌ²õ²¹Éª²Ô /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or resembling the shrews or the family ( Soricidae ) to which they belong
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of soricine1

1775–85; < Latin ²õÅ°ù¾±³¦Ä«²Ô³Ü²õ, equivalent to ²õÅ°ù¾±³¦- (stem of ²õÅ°ù±ð³æ ) shrew + -Ä«²Ô³Ü²õ -ine 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of soricine1

C18: from Latin ²õÅ°ù¾±³¦Ä«²Ô³Ü²õ, from ²õÅ°ù±ð³æ a shrew
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Outwardly it has the general soricine form, though much larger than the largest shrew.

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The skull and dentition of this animal are essentially soricine.

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