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soricine

/sawr-uh-sahyn, -sin, sor-uh-/US // ˈsɔr əˌsaɪn, -sɪn, ˈsɒr ə- //UK // (ˈsɒrɪˌsaɪn) //

山梨醇,山奈酚,山梨糖醇,山楂素

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Zoology.

    • : of or resembling the shrews.

Examples

  • Outwardly it has the general soricine form, though much larger than the largest shrew.

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

  • The skull and dentition of this animal are essentially soricine.