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Noun Concept

Categories: Extant Miocene first appearances, Muroid rodents, Articles with 'species' microformats, Taxa named by Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger, Rodent families

Muridae family Muridae Murid murid rodent Murid rodents

Originally Old World rats now distributed worldwide; distinguished from the Cricetidae by typically lacking cheek pouches WordNet 3.0

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Originally Old World rats now distributed worldwide; distinguished from the Cricetidae by typically lacking cheek pouches WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

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. Wikipedia

Family of mammals Wikidata

IS A

mammal family

taxonomic group

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Muroidea

DESCRIBED BY SOURCE

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary

Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language

Otto's encyclopedia

PARENT TAXON

Muroidea