murine

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New Guinean woolly rats, related to the giant cloud rats of the Philippines, rank among the largest murine rodents on Earth.

From Science Daily • Oct. 23, 2025

That doesn’t include the cost of the diseases the animals spread, such as hantavirus, murine typhus and bubonic plague, nor the mental health toll of living among them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2025

They can also help spread murine typhus and food-borne germs like salmonella.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 3, 2024

While the authors say the facial movements that followed were noticeable, anyone hoping for a comical murine grimace may be disappointed.

From The Guardian • Apr. 2, 2020

A scientist who replaces murine model with rats and mice will use up no more space on the page and be no less scientific.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker