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Noun: family Muridae
  1. Originally Old World rats now distributed worldwide; distinguished from the Cricetidae by typically lacking cheek pouches
    - Muridae

See also: murine

Type of: mammal family

Part of: Muroidea, superfamily Muroidea

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family Monocanthidae
family Monodontidae
family Monotropaceae
family Moraceae
family Morchellaceae
family Motacillidae
family Mucoraceae
family Mugilidae
family Mullidae
family Muraenidae
family Muridae
family Musaceae
family Muscicapidae
family Muscidae
family Musophagidae
family Mustelidae
family Mutillidae
family Myacidae
family Mycetophylidae
family Mycobacteriaceae
family Mycoplasmataceae