† microsthenen.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: micro- comb. form, Greek σθένος.

Etymology: < micro- comb. form + ancient Greek σθένος strength (see asthenia n.). Compare megasthene n. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (məi·krŏsþīn) /ˈmaɪkrəsθiːn/.

Zoology. Obsolete. rare.

J. D. Dana's name for: a placental mammal belonging to a division comprising those that are relatively small and not physically powerful (including bats, insectivores, rodents, and edentates). Cf. megasthene n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > [noun] > members of disused divisions

plantigrade1835

subplantigrade1847

microsthene1863

mutilate1863

1863 J. D. Dana Man. Geol. iii. iii. 421 The Microsthenes..the inferior type, based on a small and weak type of structure or life-system.

1863 J. D. Dana in Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 35 70 Adopting this view as presenting the true basis for the subdivision of the viviparous Mammals, the two groups are significantly designated (1) Megasthenes (from μεγας, great, and σθενος, strength), and (2) Microsthenes (from μικρος small and σθενος).

1871 Amer. Naturalist 5 526 The Placental or Monodelphian mammals are with more propriety combinable into two major groups which correspond..on the other hand, to the Ineducabilia of Bonaparte, the Micrencephala of Owen and the Microsthenes of Dana.

1890 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Microsthenes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	microsthene
释义	† microsthenen. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: micro- comb. form, Greek σθένος. Etymology: < micro- comb. form + ancient Greek σθένος strength (see asthenia n.). Compare megasthene n. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (məi·krŏsþīn) /ˈmaɪkrəsθiːn/. Zoology. Obsolete. rare. J. D. Dana's name for: a placental mammal belonging to a division comprising those that are relatively small and not physically powerful (including bats, insectivores, rodents, and edentates). Cf. megasthene n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > [noun] > members of disused divisions plantigrade1835 subplantigrade1847 microsthene1863 mutilate1863 1863 J. D. Dana Man. Geol. iii. iii. 421 The Microsthenes..the inferior type, based on a small and weak type of structure or life-system. 1863 J. D. Dana in Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 35 70 Adopting this view as presenting the true basis for the subdivision of the viviparous Mammals, the two groups are significantly designated (1) Megasthenes (from μεγας, great, and σθενος, strength), and (2) Microsthenes (from μικρος small and σθενος). 1871 Amer. Naturalist 5 526 The Placental or Monodelphian mammals are with more propriety combinable into two major groups which correspond..on the other hand, to the Ineducabilia of Bonaparte, the Micrencephala of Owen and the Microsthenes of Dana. 1890 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Microsthenes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1863
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