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Perognathus

noun

pocket mice

• Syn: ↑genus Perognathus

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Heteromyidae, ↑family Heteromyidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑silky pocket mouse, ↑Perognathus flavus, ↑plains pocket mouse, ↑Perognathus flavescens, ↑hispid pocket mouse, ↑Perognathus hispidus

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\\pəˈrägnəthəs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek pēro- (from pēra pouch, wallet) + -gnathus

: a genus of sciuromorph rodents (family Heteromyidae) consisting of the pocket mice

Useful english dictionary. 2012.