Meaning

2 senses
  1. Any of the muroid rodents in the genus Peromyscus, especially Peromyscus maniculatus.

    Hirschmaus

    белоно́гий хомячо́кbelonógij xomjačók, оле́ний хомячо́кolénij xomjačók

  2. Many of the muroid rodents with notable jumping capability within the subfamily Neotominae (family Cricetidae), including all species in the genera Peromyscus and Habromys, as well as some species in several others.

More definitions
  • brownish New World mouse; most widely distributed member of the genus

Translations

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mouse of the genus Peromyscus:
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mouse of the genus Peromyscus:

Forms

plural: deer mice
Singulardeer mouse
Pluraldeer mice

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • brownish New World mouse; most widely distributed member of the genus:Peromyscus maniculatus

Word family

1 related words

See also

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