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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MYOMORPHA

My `o *mor "pha, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: An extensive group of rodents which includes the rats, mice, jerboas, and many allied forms.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Myomorpha

My o mor pha |ˌmīəˈmôrfə ˌmaɪəˈmɔrfə |Zoology a major division of the rodents that includes the rats, mice, voles, hamsters, and their relatives. [Suborder Myomorpha, order Rodentia. ] DERIVATIVES my o morph |ˈmīəˌmôrf |noun & adjective ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Greek mus, mu- mouse + morphē form.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Myomorpha

Myomorpha |ˈmʌɪə (ʊ )ˌmɔːfə | plural noun Zoology a major division of the rodents that includes the rats, mice, voles, hamsters, and their relatives. Suborder Myomorpha, order Rodentia. DERIVATIVES myomorph noun & adjective ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Greek mus, mu- mouse + morphē form .