English noun: family Muridae | |||
1. | family Muridae (animal) originally Old World rats now distributed worldwide; distinguished from the Cricetidae by typically lacking cheek pouches | ||
Synonyms | Muridae | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mammal family | ||
Member holonym | Apodemus, Conilurus, genus Apodemus, genus Conilurus, genus Micromyx, genus Mus, genus Nesokia, genus Notomys, genus Rattus, Hydromyinae, Micromyx, Mus, Nesokia, Notomys, Rattus, subfamily Hydromyinae | ||
Member meronym | Muroidea, superfamily Muroidea | ||