| murrelet | <ornithology> One of several species of sea birds of the genera Synthliboramphus and Brachyramphus, inhabiting the North Pacific. They are closely related to the murres. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| murrhine | Made of the stone or material called by the Romans murrha; applied to certain costly vases of great beauty and delicacy used by the luxurious in Rome as wine cups; as, murrhine vases, cups, vessels. Murrhine glass, glassware made in imitation of murrhine vases and cups. Origin: L. Murrhinus, fr. Murrha: cf. F. Murrhin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| murrina | A disease of horses, mules, and burros in Panama caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma evansi and characterised by emaciation, weakness, anaemia, oedema, ecchymotic conjunctivitis, fever, and paralysis of the hind legs. Origin: Fr. Morine; Sp. Morrina, cattle plague, prob. Fr. L. Morior, to die (05 Mar 2000) |
| murry | <zoology> See Muraena. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Murutucu virus | A C group mosquito-borne virus of the genus Bunyavirus, which has caused undifferentiated type fever in Brazil and French Guiana. (05 Mar 2000) |