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muridae


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Murine  \Mu"rine\,  a.  [L.  murinus,  from  mus,  muris,  mouse:  cf  F. 
  murin.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  Pertaining  to  a  family  of  rodents  ({Murid[ae]}),  of  which  the 
  mouse  is  the  type 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Muridae 
  n  :  originally  Old  World  rats  now  distributed  worldwide; 
  distinguished  from  the  Cricetidae  by  typically  lacking 
  cheek  pouches  [syn:  {Muridae},  {family  Muridae}] 




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