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murine

mu·rine

UK/ˈmjʊəɹaɪn/ US/ˈmjʊˌrin/ uncommon

adjective

1.

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

  • “a murine plague”

noun

1.

a rodent that is a member of the family Muridae

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin mūrīnus (“mouselike”).

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