murid
adjective, noun
murid is spelled M-U-R-I-D: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, murid means “Of or belonging to the family Muridae” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in murid?
| Letters | 5: M-U-R-I-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 143,405th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is murid?
Murid appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of murid
- murids plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does murid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or belonging to the family Muridae.
noun
- 1
Any rodent in the family Muridae.
Near-synonyms: mouse, rat
- 2
A Sufi novice committed to enlightenment under a spiritual guide.
- 3
A member of the largest of the three hereditary Yazidi castes, composed of laypeople charged with seeking spiritual guidance from the sheikhs and pirs.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of murid (Yazidi caste)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does murid come from?
An appellativization from Murid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names); by surface analysis, ending in suffix -id.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).