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Muridae, family Muridaenoun
originally Old World rats now distributed worldwide; distinguished from the Cricetidae by typically lacking cheek pouches
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Muridae
The Muridae, or murids, are the largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 1,383 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia.The name Muridae comes from the Latin mus (genitive muris), meaning "mouse", since all true mice belong to the family, with the more typical mice belonging to the genus Mus.
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muridae
Muridae is a large family of rodents, which includes mice, rats, hamsters, gerbils, and relatives. They are usually small in size and characterized by adaptable behaviors and omnivorous diets. This family contains over 700 species identified worldwide.
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Muridae
The Muridae are the largest family of mammals, containing over 700 species found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia. They have been introduced worldwide. The group includes true mice and rats, gerbils, and relatives. The family name Muridae is sometimes used in a broader sense to include all members of the superfamily Muroidea. The name comes from the Latin mus, meaning "mouse".
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Muridae
A family of the order Rodentia containing 250 genera including the two genera Mus (MICE) and Rattus (RATS), from which the laboratory inbred strains are developed. The fifteen subfamilies are SIGMODONTINAE (New World mice and rats), CRICETINAE, Spalacinae, Myospalacinae, Lophiomyinae, ARVICOLINAE, Platacanthomyinae, Nesomyinae, Otomyinae, Rhizomyinae, GERBILLINAE, Dendromurinae, Cricetomyinae, MURINAE (Old World mice and rats), and Hydromyinae.
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The numerical value of muridae in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of muridae in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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