| NOUN | animal | jumping mouse | any of several primitive mouselike rodents with long hind legs and no cheek pouches |
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| Meaning | Any of several primitive mouselike rodents with long hind legs and no cheek pouches; of woodlands of Eurasia and North America. | |
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| Member of | Zapodidae, family Zapodidae | jumping mice |
| Narrower | meadow jumping mouse, Zapus hudsonius | widely distributed in northeastern and central United States and Canada |
| Broader | rodent, gnawer | relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing |
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