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noun

a virtually hairless mutant laboratory-bred mouse having a major immune system deficiency caused by a lack of T cells, and able to accept grafts of foreign tissue.

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Origin of nude mouse

First recorded in 1965–70

Words nearby nude mouse

nucleus of solitary tract, nuclide, nuddy, nude, Nude Descending a Staircase, nude mouse, nudge, nudgy, nudi-, nudibranch, nudibranchiate

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How to use nude mouse in a sentence

The Oscar-winning actress put nude photo thieves in their place with one perfect statement.
Jennifer Lawrence’s Righteous Fury Says Everything We Wanted to Say|Kevin O’Keeffe|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In November 2002, a detainee who had been held partially nude and chained to the floor died, apparently from hypothermia.
The Most Gruesome Moments in the CIA ‘Torture Report’|Shane Harris, Tim Mak|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nude prisoners were kept in a central area, and walked around as a form of humiliation.
Inside the CIA’s Sadistic Dungeon|Tim Mak|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He said he spent his time doing “Mickey Mouse make-work,” digging though old records for long-abandoned well sites.
Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired.|David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST

So Western governments are caught in a cat-and-mouse game and at times it is unclear who is the cat and who the mouse.
ISIS Has a Message. Do We?|Jamie Dettmer|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And Mr. Meadow Mouse often remarked that it had more halls than any other dwelling he had ever seen.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
Some of those halls that Mr. Meadow Mouse mentioned ran right out beneath the surface of the garden.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
Mr. Meadow Mouse repeated, as if he wanted to be sure there was no misunderstanding about it.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
Grandfather Mole demanded of Mr. Meadow Mouse, almost as soon as he had stepped just outside the shade of the toadstool.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
And when he had made his promise to Mr. Meadow Mouse he had had no idea that it was going to rain so soon.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey