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Princeton's WordNet
Myomorpha, suborder Myomorphanoun
true rats and mice and related rodents
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Myomorpha
The suborder Myomorpha contains 1,524 species of mouse-like rodents, nearly a quarter of all mammal species. Included are mice, rats, gerbils, hamsters, lemmings, and voles. They are grouped according to the structure of their jaws and molar teeth. They are characterized by their myomorphous zygomasseteric system, which means that both their medial and lateral masseter muscles are displaced forward, making them adept at gnawing. As in the hystricognathous rodents, the medial masseter muscle goes through the eye socket, a feature unique among mammals. Myomorphs are found worldwide (apart from Antarctica) in almost all land habitats. They are usually nocturnal seed-eaters. Most myomorph species belong to the superfamily Muroidea: (hamsters, voles, lemmings, true mice, true rats, and gerbils). Superfamily Muroidea Family Platacanthomyidae (spiny dormice and Chinese pygmy dormice) Family Spalacidae (blind mole-rats and bamboo rats) Family Calomyscidae (mouse-like hamsters) Family Nesomyidae (Malagasy mice and rats and African climbing mice) Family Cricetidae (true hamsters, voles and lemmings) Family Muridae (true rats, true mice and gerbils) Superfamily Dipodoidea Family Dipodidae (jerboas) Family Sminthidae (birch mice) Family Zapodidae (jumping mice)Historically, the definition of the suborder Myomorpha has included one or both of:
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myomorpha
Myomorpha is a subsection of the order Rodentia, comprising various families of rodents such as rats, mice, hamsters, and gerbils. Species in this suborder are characterized by their specific molar and jaw structure, and generally by small, compact bodies with hairless tails.
Webster Dictionary
Myomorpha
an extensive group of rodents which includes the rats, mice, jerboas, and many allied forms
Etymology: [NL., fr. Gr. my^s, myo`s, a mouse + morfh` form.]
Wikidata
Myomorpha
Suborder Myomorpha contains 1,137 species of mouse-like rodents, nearly a quarter of all mammal species. Included are mice, rats, gerbils, hamsters, lemmings and voles. They are grouped according to the structure of the jaw and the structure of the molar teeth. Both their medial and lateral masseter muscles are displaced forward, making them adept at gnawing. The medial masseter muscle goes through the eye socket, a feature unique among mammals. Myomorphs are found worldwide in almost all land habitats. They are usually nocturnal seed-eaters. Most myomorph species belong to superfamily Muroidea: ⁕Superfamily Muroidea ⁕Family Platacanthomyidae ⁕Family Spalacidae ⁕Family Calomyscidae ⁕Family Nesomyidae ⁕Family Cricetidae ⁕Family Muridae ⁕Superfamily Dipodoidea ⁕Family Dipodidae Historically, the definition of the suborder Myomorpha has included one or both of the following. ⁕Superfamily Geomyoidea ⁕Family Heteromyidae ⁕Family Geomyidae ⁕Superfamily Gliroidea ⁕Family Gliridae
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Myomorpha in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Myomorpha in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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