noun
type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; the tips of the upper incisors have a square notch
• Syn: ↑genus Mus
• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Muridae, ↑family Muridae
• Member Meronyms: ↑house mouse, ↑Mus musculus
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I.plural of mu
II. \\ˈməs\ noun
Usage: capitalized
: a genus (the type of the family Muridae) of rodents including the common house mouse and a few related small forms distinguished by the square-notched tip of the upper incisors as seen in profile
III. abbreviation
1. museum
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musUseful english dictionary. 2012.