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Deer mouse   /dɪr maʊs/   Listen
Deer mouse

noun
1.
Brownish New World mouse; most widely distributed member of the genus.  Synonym: Peromyscus maniculatus.






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"Deer mouse" Quotes from Famous Books



... the rest of you to look well at these two little cousins and notice how unlike two cousins can be," said Old Mother Nature. "Whitefoot, who is quite as often called Deer Mouse as Wood Mouse, is one of the prettiest of the entire Mouse family. I suspect he is called Deer Mouse because the upper part of his coat is such a beautiful fawn color. Notice that the upper side of his long slim tail is of the same color, while the under ...
— The Burgess Animal Book for Children • Thornton W. Burgess



Words linked to "Deer mouse" :   wood mouse, genus Peromyscus, Peromyscus



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