white-footed mouse
any of several North American woodland mice of the genus Peromyscus, especially P. leucopus, having white feet and undersides.
Origin of white-footed mouse
1- Also called deer mouse, vesper mouse, wood mouse.
Words Nearby white-footed mouse
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How to use white-footed mouse in a sentence
He had a partly eaten white-footed mouse slung across the branch beside him, probably the remains of his breakfast.
Bird Lore, Volume I--1899 | VariousFifty mouse traps set in this habitat took on the first night, August 15, one prairie white-footed mouse and one prairie vole.
The Mammals of Warren Woods, Berrien County, Michigan | Lee Raymond DiceA northern white-footed mouse was caught alive by the Helming boys in an orchard on July 16.
The Mammals of Warren Woods, Berrien County, Michigan | Lee Raymond DiceI had a curious experience with a white-footed mouse in the cellar one winter.
Winter | Dallas Lore SharpEpitedia wenmanni was found on the white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) and only rarely on the prairie vole.
Natural History of the Prairie Vole (Mammalian Genus Microtus) | E. W. Jameson
British Dictionary definitions for white-footed mouse
any of various mice of the genus Peromyscus, esp P. leucopus, of North and Central America, having brownish fur with white underparts: family Cricetidae: See also deer mouse
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