Definitions
1.nounCertain members of the subfamily Murinae in the family Muridae:
2.nounPetromyscus, a southwestern African genus in the subfamily Petromyscinae of the family Nesomyidae (though these are more frequently referred to as rock mice)
3.nounAconaemys, a genus in Argentina and Chile, of the family Octodontidae:
4.nounPetromus, an African genus often called dassie rats, of the family Petromuridae
5.nounLaonastes, a genus from Laos, of the family Diatomyidae