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murine definition

mu·rine (myo̵or′īn, -in)

adjective

of the murids, or family of rodents including the Old World rats and mice

Etymology: L murinus < mus (gen. muris), mouse

noun

a murine rodent

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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