Definition of Superfamily muroidea

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

Exact synonyms: Muroidea
Generic synonyms: Mammal Family
Group relationships: Myomorpha, Suborder Myomorpha
Member holonyms: Family Muridae, Muridae

Lexicographical Neighbors of Superfamily Muroidea

superextensile
superextensive
superextreme
superfabulous
superfactorial
superfactorials
superfalse
superfamilial
superfamilies
superfamily
superfamily Aphidoidea
superfamily Apoidea
superfamily Coccoidea
superfamily Hominoidea
superfamily Lamellicornia
superfamily Muroidea
superfamily Muscoidea
superfamily Platyrrhini
superfamily Sphecoidea
superfamily Tineoidea
superfamily Tyrannidae
superfamous
superfan
superfans
superfarm
superfarms
superfast
superfatted
superfatting
superfecta

Literary usage of Superfamily muroidea

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Mammalian Models for Research on Aging by Institute Of Laboratory Animal Resources, Bennett J. Cohen, National Research Council Staff (1981)
"... family Cricetidae, superfamily Muroidea (Figure 2). The gerbil's noteworthy relatives occupy the genera Ger- ..."

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