genus mus

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   type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; the tips of the upper incisors have a square notch

   SynonymsMus

   Broadermammal genus

   Part ofMuridae

Questions about genus mus

What does genus mus mean?

genus mus means "type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; the tips of the upper incisors have a square notch".

What is another word for genus mus?

Close synonyms include Mus. 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 genus mus a common word?

genus mus is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.