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adj
Of or relating to the subfamily Microtinae, including voles, lemmings and muskrats.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
Any rodent of the former subfamily Microtinae (now Arvicolinae)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From scientific Latin Microtinae, a subfamily name, from Microtus + -inae.
