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Peromyscus

noun

New World wood mice

• Syn: ↑genus Peromyscus

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Cricetidae, ↑family Cricetidae

• Member Meronyms:

↑white-footed mouse, ↑vesper mouse, ↑Peromyscus leucopus, ↑deer mouse, ↑Peromyscus maniculatus, ↑cactus mouse, ↑Peromyscus eremicus, ↑cotton mouse, ↑Peromyscus gossypinus

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\\ˌperəˈmiskəs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek pēros maimed + myskos small mouse, diminutive of mys mouse — more at mouse

: a genus of rodents (family Cricetidae) comprising the white-footed mice of No. America

Useful english dictionary. 2012.