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A rodent that is a member of the family Muridae
Answer for the clue "A rodent that is a member of the family Muridae ", 6 letters:
murine
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Word definitions for murine in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
c.1600, from Latin murinus , from mus "mouse" (see mouse (n.)).
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Murine \Mu"rine\, a. [L. murinus, from mus, muris, mouse: cf. F. murin.] (Zo["o]l.) Pertaining to a family of rodents ( Murid[ae] ), of which the mouse is the type.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. of or relating to or transmitted by a member of the family Muridae (rats and mice); "a murine plague" n. a rodent that is a member of the family Muridae
Usage examples of murine.
Induction of oral tolerance in splenocyte recipients toward pretransplant antigens ameliorates chronic graft versus host disease in a murine model.
I begin to believe now in rats dipping their tails into oil-bottles, and other wonderful stories of murine sagacity that one reads of.
They can carry murine typhus and several types of tapeworms, so it's a great idea to handle dead rodents with gloves and bury the bodies or put them in a sealed plastic bag.
People catch murine typhus when they scratch infected flea droppings into the flea's bite.