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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A name sometimes given to the glassy forms of the plagioclase feldspars occurring as minute phenocrysts in igneous rocks.
  • Resembling, or having the characters of, the small rodents of the genus Microtus.

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  • adjective zoology Of or relating to the subfamily Microtinae, including voles, lemmings and musk-rats.

Etymologies

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From scientific Latin Microtinae, a subfamily name, from Microtus +‎ -inae.

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