deer mouse

English

deer mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus

Noun

deer mouse (plural deer mice)

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

Derived terms

cactus deermouse

Translations

mouse of the genus Peromyscus

Dutch: hertmuis (nl)
Finnish: peurahiiru
French: souris sylvestre f
German: Hirschmaus f
Hungarian: őzegér
Portuguese: rato-veadeiro m
Russian: белоно́гий хомячо́к m (belonógij xomjačók), оле́ний хомячо́к m (olénij xomjačók)
Spanish: ratón ciervo m

Peromyscus manipulatus

Finnish: peurahiiru

Further reading

deer mouse on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Peromyscus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Peromyscus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Peromyscus maniculatus in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.

Anagrams

mouse deer, mouse-deer, mousedeer

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