murine
Of rat kind
Murine means relating to mice or rats, or more broadly to the rodent family that includes them.
The term appears almost exclusively in scientific contexts: murine models of disease, murine leukemia virus.
Scientists use murine rather than "mouse" when precision matters—it covers the taxonomic group, not just common house mice.
Rodent or informer
- voleShort-tailed field rodent
- gerbilSmall burrowing pet rodent
- hamsterSmall burrowing pet rodent
- squirrelBushy-tailed tree rodent
chipmunk · marmot · woodchuck · tail · fur · paws · whiskers · gnaw
Systematic investigation procedure
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- biomedicalConcerning biology and medicine
- geneticsScience of hereditary transmission
- transgenicHaving inserted foreign genes
oncology · pathology · toxicology · pharmacology · vivarium · knockout · CRISPR · microinjection
Sensory facial hairs
- whiskersFacial sensory hairs
- tactileOf the touching sense
- snoutBeast's protruding face
- nocturnalActive during darkness
navigating · sensitive · perception · proximity · detecting · spatial · olfactory · hearing
Pest takeover situation
- verminHarmful small animals
- nuisanceCause of aggravation
- exterminationComplete destruction of a group
- trapsDevices for catching prey
bait · poison · hantavirus · leptospirosis · salmonella · contamination · vector · carriers
rat
Rodent or informer
squirrel · chipmunk · marmot · woodchuck · tail · fur · paws · whiskers · gnaw · burrow
experiment
Systematic investigation procedure
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- biomedicalConcerning biology and medicine
- geneticsScience of hereditary transmission
transgenic · oncology · pathology · toxicology · pharmacology · vivarium · knockout · CRISPR · microinjection · husbandry
vibrissae
Sensory facial hairs
nocturnal · navigating · sensitive · perception · proximity · detecting · spatial · olfactory · hearing · ultrasonic
infestation
Pest takeover situation
- verminHarmful small animals
- nuisanceCause of aggravation
- exterminationComplete destruction of a group
traps · bait · poison · hantavirus · leptospirosis · salmonella · contamination · vector · carriers · fumigation