NOUN | animal | wood mouse | any of various New World woodland mice |
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Meaning | Any of various New World woodland mice. | |
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Narrower | cactus mouse, Peromyscus eremicus | burrowing mouse of desert areas of southwestern United States |
cotton mouse, Peromyscus gossypinus | large dark mouse of southeastern United States | |
deer mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus | brownish New World mouse | |
pygmy mouse, Baiomys taylori | Very small dark greyish brown mouse resembling a house mouse | |
white-footed mouse, vesper mouse, Peromyscus leucopus | American woodland mouse with white feet and underparts | |
Broader | mouse | Any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails |
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