deer mouse en · NOUN
Meanings
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Any of the muroid rodents in the genus Peromyscus, especially Peromyscus maniculatus.
In the wild, deer mice and oldfield mice never interbreed.
2017 April 19, Carl Zimmer, “Why Are Some Mice (and People) Monogamous? A Study Points to Genes”, in The New York Times:
- 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| deer mice | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (12)
ru белоно́гий хомячо́к (mouse of the genus Peromyscus) · nl hertmuis (mouse of the genus Peromyscus) · ru оле́ний хомячо́к (mouse of the genus Peromyscus) · pl myszak leśny (Peromyscus maniculatus) · pt rato-veadeiro (mouse of the genus Peromyscus) · de Hirschmaus (mouse of the genus Peromyscus) · fi peurahiiru (mouse of the genus Peromyscus) · fi peurahiiru (Peromyscus maniculatus) · fr souris sylvestre (mouse of the genus Peromyscus) · hu őzegér (mouse of the genus Peromyscus) · pl myszak (mouse of the genus Peromyscus) · es ratón ciervo (mouse of the genus Peromyscus)