Main Entry: ¹mu·rine

Pronunciation: \ˈmyu̇(ə)r-ˌīn\

Function: adjective

1 a : of or relating to the genus Mus or to its subfamily (Murinae) that includes most of the rats and mice which habitually live in intimate association with humans <murine rodents> b : of, relating to, or produced by the house mouse <a murine odor>
2 : affecting or transmitted by rats or mice <murine rickettsial diseases>