mice
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Mice were included because, like humans, they are mammals.
From Science Daily • May 9, 2026
Mice can regenerate the tips of their digits, and humans can sometimes regrow fingertips if the nailbed remains intact after injury, allowing skin, flesh, and bone to regenerate.
From Science Daily • May 9, 2026
Mice also showed improved blood-glucose levels and signs of better insulin function.
From Science Daily • May 7, 2026
They had a song for him, roughly to the tune of the nursery rhyme Three Blind Mice.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Mice can get under the tightest door ever hung.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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