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Muroid

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rodentsnounA mammal of the order Rodentia, characterized by long incisors that grow continuously and are worn down by gnawing.
muroideannounAny rodent of the superfamily Muroidea
eumuroidnounAny rodent of the clade Eumuroida of muroid rodents, including families Calomyscidae, Nesomyidae, Cricetidae, Muridae and their closest ancestors.
muridnounA Sufi novice committed to enlightenment under a spiritual guide.
murinenoun(zoology) Any murine mammal.
muricacean(zoology) Of or relating to the superfamily Myricacea of gastropods.
petromuridnoun(zoology) Any rodent in the family Petromuridae.
muricidnoun(zoology) Any member of the family Muricidae of rock snails.
deer mousenounAny of the muroid rodents in the genus Peromyscus, especially Peromyscus maniculatus.
rock ratnounCertain members of the subfamily Murinae in the family Muridae, those in:
hystricomorphnounAny rodent in the Hystricomorpha, a suborder of the order Rodentia
myomorphnoun(zoology) Any of the suborder Myomorpha of mouse-like rodents.
dormousenounAny of several species of small, mostly European rodents of the family Gliridae.
heteromydnounAny rodent of the family Heteromyidae
mousenounAny small rodent of the genus Mus.
muskratnounA semiaquatic rodent of the tribe Ondatrini.
sciuromorphnounAny rodent of the clade Sciuromorpha
rhizomyidnoun(zoology) Any rodent in the family Rhizomyidae, now considered to be the spalacid subfamily Rhizomyinae, comprising the bamboo rats and mole rats (as opposed to the naked mole rats in the subfamily Spalacinae).
neotomidnounAny muroid rodent of the subfamily Neotominae
myodontnounAny rodent of the infraorder Myodonta

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