Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Muridae"
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) 1.7 (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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