MICROMYX

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Micromyx mean? 

• MICROMYX (noun)
  The noun MICROMYX has 1 sense:

1. Old World harvest mice

  Familiarity information: MICROMYX used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MICROMYX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Old World harvest mice

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Micromyx; Micromyx

Hypernyms ("Micromyx" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Micromyx"):

harvest mouse; Micromyx minutus (small reddish-brown Eurasian mouse inhabiting e.g. cornfields)

Holonyms ("Micromyx" is a member of...):

family Muridae; Muridae (originally Old World rats now distributed worldwide; distinguished from the Cricetidae by typically lacking cheek pouches)