(zoology, chiefly in the plural) Any of a group of mammals having a small size as a typical characteristic. It includes the lower orders, such as insectivores and rodents.

simple past tense and past participle of cheven

(astronomy) A binary star in which the component stars are close together and can only be resolved via spectroscopy

(Of a situation) Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony. / (proscribed) Odd or coincidental; strange. / (preceded with being) Acting in a unserious and teasing manner.