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murine.

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a mouse.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈmjʊəɹaɪn/
  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a mouse.

  2. More generally, of, pertaining to, or characteristic of any rodent up to the taxonomic rank of Muroidea, most often with reference to mice and rats of the subfamily Murinae.

Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin mūrīnus (“mouselike”).

noun/ˈmjʊəɹaɪn/
  1. Any murine rodent.

Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin mūrīnus (“mouselike”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.