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deer_mouse

deer mouse

English

deer mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus

Noun

deer mouse (plural deer mice)

  1. Any of the muroid rodents in the genus Peromyscus, especially Peromyscus maniculatus.
  2. Many of the muroid rodents with notable jumping capability within the subfamily Neotominae, including all species in the genera Peromyscus and Habromys, as well as some species in several others.

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