# murine

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈmjʊəɹaɪn/ · frequency rank #50,088

## Definitions
1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a mouse.
2. More generally, of, pertaining to, or characteristic of any rodent up to the taxonomic rank of Muroidea, most often with reference to mice and rats of the subfamily Murinae.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin mūrīnus (“mouselike”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/murine