Myopus (Noun)
Meaning
A genus of Cricetidae.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Myopus is a genus of voles in the family Cricetidae, found primarily in northern Eurasia.
- The Myopus genus consists of only one species, the wood lemming.
- Myopus schisticolor is the scientific name for the wood lemming, a rodent in the genus Myopus.
- Researchers have been studying the behavior of Myopus schisticolor in its natural habitat.
- The Myopus genus is closely related to other genera within the subfamily Arvicolinae.