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mice

American  
[mahys] / maɪs /

noun

  1. plural of mouse.

mice British  
/ maɪs /

noun

  1. the plural of mouse

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
mice Idioms  

  1. see best-laid plans of mice and men; when the cat's away, mice will play. Also see under mouse.

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Small rodents such as rats and mice are known to produce laryngeal whistles, but horses are the first large mammal identified using this method.

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The binding locations observed in mice closely matched those seen in human patients.

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Gran told me a story of turning mice into horses and a pumpkin into a golden coach.

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New research from UCLA, conducted in mice, points to a surprising explanation.

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"Fast forward two and a half years and we've shown that exactly what we had speculated is feasible in mice."

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