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wood mouse

DEFINITIONS OF: wood mouse

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n any of various New World woodland mice

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Peromyscus leucopus, vesper mouse, white-footed mouse
American woodland mouse with white feet and underparts
Peromyscus maniculatus, deer mouse
brownish New World mouse; most widely distributed member of the genus
Peromyscus eremicus, cactus mouse
burrowing mouse of desert areas of southwestern United States
Peromyscus gossypinus, cotton mouse
large dark mouse of southeastern United States
Baiomys taylori, pygmy mouse
very small dark greyish brown mouse resembling a house mouse; of Texas and Mexico
Type of:
mouse
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
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