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murine

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. murine (adjective)
  2. murine opossum (noun)
  3. murine typhus (noun)

mu·rine

adj \ˈmyu̇r-ˌīn\

Definition of MURINE

: of or relating to a murid genus (Mus) or its subfamily (Murinae) which includes the common household rats and mice; also : of, relating to, or involving these rodents and especially the house mouse
— murine noun

Origin of MURINE

ultimately from Latin mur-, mus
First Known Use: circa 1729

Other Mammals Terms

dormouse, dugong, gibbon, grimalkin, sable, stoat, ungulate, vole

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