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murine

[ myoor-ahyn, -in ]

adjective

  1. belonging or pertaining to the rodent subfamily Murinae, which includes more than 500 species of mice and rats:

    pathological studies of murine viruses;

    the detection of murine odor in the attic.



noun

  1. a murine rodent:

    No murines have played more vitally important roles in medical research than common house mice and brown rats.

murine

/ -rɪn; ˈmjʊəraɪn /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Muridae, an Old World family of rodents, typically having long hairless tails: includes rats and mice
  2. resembling a mouse or rat
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. any animal belonging to the Muridae
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

murine

/ myrīn′ /

  1. Of or relating to a rodent of the subfamily Murinae, including rats and mice.
  2. Caused, transmitted, or affected by such a rodent.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of murine1

First recorded in 1600–10; from Latin mūrīnus “of mice,” equivalent to mūr- (stem of mūs “mouse”) + -īnus adjective suffix; mouse, -ine 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of murine1

C17: from Latin mūrīnus of mice, from mūs mouse

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