Crossword clues for murine
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.
Murine \Mu"rine\, n. (Zo["o]l.) One of a tribe of rodents, of which the mouse is the type.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
c.1600, from Latin murinus, from mus "mouse" (see mouse (n.)).
Wiktionary
a. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, the mouse, rat or (more generally) any mammal of the family Muridae.
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
Wikipedia
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.