mus Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; the tips of the upper incisors have a square notch
    genus Mus.
  2. noun the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet
    mu.

WordNet


Mus noun
Etymology
L., a mouse.
Wordforms
plural Mures
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A genus of small rodents, including the common mouse and rat.

Webster 1913