| 释义 |
soricine, a.|ˈsɒrɪsɪn|
[ad. L. sōricīn-us, f. sōrex sorex.]
Resembling a shrew-mouse. Freq. in specific names of animals.
1781Pennant Hist. Quadrup. II. 453 The Soricine Rat..inhabits the neighborhood of Strasbourg. 1801Shaw Gen. Zool. II. i. 65 Soricine Mouse. Mus Soricinus... This is an extremely small species. 1827Griffith tr. Cuvier V. 72 Vampyrus Soricinus (Soricine Vampyre of Spix). c1878Cassell's Nat. Hist. I. 333 The Soricine Bat,..Glossophaga soricina... [It] is a small bat. |