Myomorpha

plural noun

My·​o·​mor·​pha

: the largest suborder of Rodentia comprising the true rats, mice, and related rodents compare hystricomorpha, sciuromorpha

myomorphic

¦⸗⸗¦mȯrfik

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from my- + -morpha

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