murine

English Thesaurus

1. a rodent that is a member of the family Muridae (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	gnawer, rodent,
definition	:	relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing (noun.animal)

derivation	:	murine,
definition	:	of or relating to or transmitted by a member of the family Muridae (rats and mice) (adj.pert)

2. of or relating to or transmitted by a member of the family Muridae (rats and mice) (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	family muridae, muridae,
definition	:	originally Old World rats now distributed worldwide; distinguished from the Cricetidae by typically lacking cheek pouches (noun.animal)

derivation	:	murine,
definition	:	a rodent that is a member of the family Muridae (noun.animal)

3. a rodent that is a member of the family Muridae (noun.animal)

derivation	:	murine,
definition	:	of or relating to or transmitted by a member of the family Muridae (rats and mice) (adj.pert)

4. of or relating to or transmitted by a member of the family Muridae (rats and mice) (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	family muridae, muridae,
definition	:	originally Old World rats now distributed worldwide; distinguished from the Cricetidae by typically lacking cheek pouches (noun.animal)

derivation	:	murine,
definition	:	a rodent that is a member of the family Muridae (noun.animal)