NOUN (1)

1. a rodent that is a member of the family Muridae;


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. of or relating to or transmitted by a member of the family Muridae (rats and mice);
- Example: "a murine plague"

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Murine \Mu"rine\, a. [L. murinus, from mus, muris, mouse: cf. F.
   murin.] (Zool.)
   Pertaining to a family of rodents (Muridae), of which the
   mouse is the type.
   [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Murine \Mu"rine\, n. (Zool.)
   One of a tribe of rodents, of which the mouse is the type.
   [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

murine
    adj 1: of or relating to or transmitted by a member of the
           family Muridae (rats and mice); "a murine plague"
    n 1: a rodent that is a member of the family Muridae