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(Encyclopedia)mouse, name applied to numerous species of small rodents, often having soft gray or brown fur, long hairless tails, and large ears. The chief distinction between these animals and the variety of roden...jumping mouse
(Encyclopedia)jumping mouse, rodent slightly larger than the common mouse, found in North America and N Asia, also called the kangaroo mouse. Its long hind legs and tail enable it to leap distances up to 12 ft (3.7...kangaroo mouse
(Encyclopedia)kangaroo mouse: see kangaroo rat. ...pocket mouse
(Encyclopedia)pocket mouse, small jumping rodent of W North America and as far south as N South America. More closely related to the squirrel than the true mouse, the pocket mouse gets its name from the fur-lined c...meadow mouse
(Encyclopedia)meadow mouse: see vole.mouse-deer
(Encyclopedia)mouse-deer: see chevrotain.mouse hare
(Encyclopedia)mouse hare: see pika.sea mouse
(Encyclopedia)sea mouse, marine worm of the genus Aphrodite with a short, broad, segmented body, found in moderately deep water. The upper, or dorsal, surface of a sea mouse bears 15 pairs of raised scales; the spa...hopping mouse
(Encyclopedia)hopping mouse: see mouse.lemming mouse
(Encyclopedia)lemming mouse: see vole.Browse by Subject
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