microtine
English
editEtymology
editFrom scientific Latin Microtinae , a subfamily name, from Microtus + -inae.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈmaɪkɹətaɪn/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
editmicrotine (not comparable)
- (zoology) Of or relating to the subfamily Microtinae, including voles, lemmings and muskrats.
Noun
editmicrotine (plural microtines)
- Any rodent of the former subfamily Microtinae (now Arvicolinae)