soricine

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

/ ˈsɔr əˌsaɪn, -sɪn, ˈsɒr ə- /

of or resembling the shrews.

Origin of soricine

1775–85; < Latin sōricīnus, equivalent to sōric- (stem of sōrex) shrew + -īnus -ine¹

sorgho, sorghum, sorghum beer, sorgo, sori, soricine, sorites, sorn, soroban, sorocaba, sorokin

Soric′ident, having teeth like the shrew; Sor′icine, pertaining to the shrew-mouse; Sor′icoid, soricine.

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soricine

/ (ˈsɒrɪˌsaɪn) /

of, relating to, or resembling the shrews or the family (Soricidae) to which they belong

C18: from Latin sōricīnus, from sōrex a shrew