Word Meanings - MURINE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Pertaining to a family of rodents , of which the mouse is the type.

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• FAMILY
  A groupe of organisms, either animal or vegetable, related by certain points of resemblance in structure or development, more comprehensive than a genus, because it is usually based on fewer or less pronounced points of likeness. In zoölogy
• MOUSEFISH
  See FROGFISH
• WHICHEVER; WHICHSOEVER
  Whether one or another; whether one or the other; which; that one which; as, whichever road you take, it will lead you to town.
• MOUSEKIN
  A little mouse. Thackeray.
• MOUSE
  Any one of numerous species of small rodents belonging to the genus Mus and various related genera of the family Muridæ. The common house mouse is found in nearly all countries. The American white-footed, or deer, mouse sometimes
• WHICH
  the root of hwa who + lic body; hence properly, of what sort or kind; akin to OS. hwilik which, OFries. hwelik, D. welk, G. welch, OHG. welih, hwelih, Icel. hvilikr, Dan. & Sw. hvilken, Goth. hwileiks, 1. Of what sort or kind; what; what a; who.
• MOUSETAIL
  A genus of ranunculaceous plants , in which the prolonged receptacle is covered with imbricating achenes, and so resembles the tail of a mouse.
• PERTAIN
  stretch out, reach, pertain; per + tenere to hold, keep. See Per-, 1. To belong; to have connection with, or dependence on, something, as an appurtenance, attribute, etc.; to appertain; as, saltness pertains to the ocean; flowers pertain to plant
• MOUSE-EAR
  The forget-me-not and other species of the same genus. A European species of hawkweed . Mouse-ear chickweed, a name of two common species of chickweed (Cerastium vulgarium, and C. viscosum). -- Mouse-ear cress, a low cruciferous herb . All
• MOUSER
  1. A cat that catches mice. 2. One who pries about on the lookout for something.
• MOUSEHOLE
  A hole made by a mouse, for passage or abode, as in a wall; hence, a very small hole like that gnawed by a mouse.
• SEA MOUSE
  A dorsibranchiate annelid, belonging to Aphrodite and allied genera, having long, slender, hairlike setæ on the sides. The dunlin.
• TITMOUSE
  Any one of numerous species of small insectivorous singing birds belonging to Parus and allied genera; -- called also tit, and tomtit. Note: The blue titmouse , the marsh titmouse (P. palustris), the crested titmouse , the great titmouse , and
• FLITTERMOUSE
  A bat; -- called also flickermouse, flindermouse, and flintymouse.
• DORMOUSE
  A small European rodent of the genus Myoxus, of several species. They live in trees and feed on nuts, acorns, etc.; -- so called because they are usually torpid in winter. (more info) + E. mouse; or perh. changed fr. F. dormeuse,
• FLICKERMOUSE
  See FLITTERMOUSE
• CAMOUSED
  Depressed; flattened. Though my nose be cammoused. B. Jonson
• TITTIMOUSE
  Titmouse.
• ZAMOUSE
  A West African buffalo having short horns depressed at the base, and large ears fringed internally with three rows of long hairs. It is destitute of a dewlap. Called also short- horned buffalo, and bush cow.
• FAMOUSED
  Renowned. Shak.