family muridae

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   originally Old World rats now distributed worldwide; distinguished from the Cricetidae by typically lacking cheek pouches

   SynonymsMuridae

   Broadermammal family

   Part ofMuroidea

Questions about family muridae

What does family muridae mean?

family muridae means "originally Old World rats now distributed worldwide; distinguished from the Cricetidae by typically lacking cheek pouches".

What is another word for family muridae?

Close synonyms include Muridae. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is family muridae a common word?

family muridae is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.