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    SUBORDER MYOMORPHA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    True rats and mice and related rodentsplay

    Synonyms:

    Myomorpha; suborder Myomorpha

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("suborder Myomorpha" is a kind of...):

    animal order (the order of animals)

    Meronyms (members of "suborder Myomorpha"):

    Muroidea; superfamily Muroidea (a superfamily of rodents essentially equal to the suborder Myomorpha but with the Dipodidae excluded)

    Cricetidae; family Cricetidae (mostly small New World rodents including New World mice and lemmings and voles and hamsters)

    family Zapodidae; Zapodidae (jumping mice)

    Dipodidae; family Dipodidae (Old World jerboas)

    family Gliridae; Gliridae (dormice and other Old World forms)

    family Spalacidae; Spalacidae (mole rats)

    Holonyms ("suborder Myomorpha" is a member of...):

    order Rodentia; Rodentia (small gnawing animals: porcupines; rats; mice; squirrels; marmots; beavers; gophers; voles; hamsters; guinea pigs; agoutis)

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