noun
originally Old World rats now distributed worldwide; distinguished from the Cricetidae by typically lacking cheek pouches
• Syn: ↑Muridae
• Hypernyms: ↑mammal family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Muroidea, ↑superfamily Muroidea
• Member Meronyms:
↑Mus, ↑genus Mus, ↑Micromyx, ↑genus Micromyx, ↑Apodemus, ↑genus Apodemus, ↑Rattus, ↑genus Rattus, ↑Nesokia, ↑genus Nesokia, ↑Conilurus, ↑genus Conilurus, ↑Notomys, ↑genus Notomys, ↑Hydromyinae, ↑subfamily Hydromyinae
Useful english dictionary. 2012.