HyperDic: muroidea

English > 1 sense of the word Muroidea:
NOUNanimalMuroidea, superfamily Muroideaa superfamily of rodents essentially equal to the suborder Myomorpha but with the Dipodidae excluded
English > Muroidea: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningA superfamily of rodents essentially equal to the suborder Myomorpha but with the Dipodidae excluded.
Synonymsuperfamily Muroidea
Member ofMyomorpha, suborder Myomorphatrue rats and mice and related rodents
MembersMuridae, family Muridaeoriginally / originally Old World rats now distributed worldwide / worldwide
Broadermammal familyA family of mammals
CatalanMuroidea

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