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soricine definition

sori·cine (sôr′ə sīn′, -sin; sō′rə-)

adjective

of or like the shrews; shrewlike

Etymology: L soricinus < sorex (gen. soricis), shrew < IE echoic base *swer-, to buzz > swarm

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