a hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad; on the bottom of the device is a ball that rolls on the surface of the pad
a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically
noun
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
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