# microsthenic

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Having a typically small size (used in the 19th century by James Dana to classify animals)

## Etymology
From microsthene + -ic.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/microsthenic