Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Microsthene

Microsthene (mī"kro*sthēn) , noun

[Micro- + Greek sqe`nos might, strength.]

(Zoology) One of a group of mammals having a small size as a typical characteristic. It includes the lower orders, as the Insectivora, Cheiroptera, Rodentia, and Edentata.