MUROIDEA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Muroidea mean? 

• MUROIDEA (noun)
  The noun MUROIDEA has 1 sense:

1. a superfamily of rodents essentially equal to the suborder Myomorpha but with the Dipodidae excluded

  Familiarity information: MUROIDEA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MUROIDEA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A superfamily of rodents essentially equal to the suborder Myomorpha but with the Dipodidae excluded

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Muroidea; superfamily Muroidea

Hypernyms ("Muroidea" is a kind of...):

mammal family (a family of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Muroidea"):

family Muridae; Muridae (originally Old World rats now distributed worldwide; distinguished from the Cricetidae by typically lacking cheek pouches)

Holonyms ("Muroidea" is a member of...):

Myomorpha; suborder Myomorpha (true rats and mice and related rodents)