Definition of Mus musculus

1. Noun. Brownish-grey Old World mouse now a common household pest worldwide.

Exact synonyms: House Mouse
Generic synonyms: Mouse
Group relationships: Genus Mus, Mus

Medical Definition of Mus musculus

1. House mouse. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mus Musculus

Murray River
Murray Valley encephalitis
Murray Valley encephalitis virus
Murray Valley rash
Murraymania
Murree
Murrinh-Patha
Murrow
Murrumbidgee
Murrumbidgee River
Murrumbidgee jam
Murrumbidgee jams
Murugan
Murutucu virus
MusD
Mus musculus
Musa
Musa acuminata
Musa basjoo
Musa ensete
Musa paradisiaca
Musa paradisiaca sapientum
Musa textilis
Musaceae
Musales
Musca
Musca domestica
Muscadet
Muscardinus
Muscardinus avellanarius

Literary usage of Mus musculus

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

1. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science by Kansas Academy of Science (1889)
"mus musculus, Linn., (House Monse): Found about buildings, and in cultivated fields. (Introduced. ..."

2. Essays and Observations on Natural History, Anatomy, Physiology, Psychology by John Hunter, Richard Owen (1861)
"There are twelve nipples, six on each side, three of which are on the abdomen, and the other three on the thorax. OF THE COMMON MOUSE [mus musculus, Linn. ..."

3. The International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia by James Orr (1915)
"The cosmopolitan house- mouse, mus musculus, is doubtless the species referred to. The jerboa or jumping mouse, ..."

4. Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh by Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh (1904)
"These belong to the mus musculus group, and are remarkable for their great size, indeed, they are veritable giants, being considerably larger than the type, ..."

5. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences by California Academy of Sciences (1919)
"mus musculus musculus Linnaeus "mus musculus," Cooper, Zoology, in Cronise, The Natural Wealth of California, 1868, p. 444. Specimen examined.—One: No. ..."

6. Catalogue of Mammalia in the Indian Museum, Calcutta by John Anderson, William Lutley Sclater, Indian Museum (1891)
"5) believes to be the case, Mus urbanus is indistinguishable from this species ; the original home of mus musculus was probably in India. a. ..."

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