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fat mouse

noun

  1. any nocturnal African mouse of the genus Steatomys , of dry regions: eaten as a delicacy by Africans because of their high fat content: family Muridae


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The cellar-door had been left unfastened, and Kitty Gray had come up about midnight bringing a nice fat mouse.

Then a snap, lightning-swift, and his jaws closed upon a bunch of dead grass; but inside the bunch of grass was a fat mouse.

As for my appearance, you have only to think of a pretty little, nice, fat mouse.

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