it's the year of the rat.

Is there a word from Latin used to describe things rat-related (as lapine is to rabbits, equine is to horses, and so forth)?

of course.. murine

Of or relating to a rodent of the family Muridae or subfamily Murinae, including rats and mice. 2. Caused, transmitted, or affected by such a rodent: a murine plague. [AHD4]

I thought murine was related to mice.

see continuation, above.

Ah yes, thank you. Sorry to be hasty.

eww

Personally I always preferred Al Stewart's - Year of the Cat.

yeah; there's someone dint do their branding research.

-ron o.

Or, maybe they did all of their product testing on rats and somebody in marketing had a sense of humour.