How to pronounce murine
American English pronunciation
MYOOR-yne
- IPA
- /ˈmjʊɹaɪn/
- Syllables
- MYOOR · yne (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What murine means
Having to do with mice and rats
In a sentence: The scientists studied murine behavior by timing how fast mice found their way through a maze.
Where it comes from: It comes from Latin murinus, mouselike.
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