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PEROMYSCUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
New World wood mice
Synonyms:
genus Peromyscus; Peromyscus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Peromyscus" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Peromyscus"):
Peromyscus leucopus; vesper mouse; white-footed mouse (American woodland mouse with white feet and underparts)
deer mouse; Peromyscus maniculatus (brownish New World mouse; most widely distributed member of the genus)
cactus mouse; Peromyscus eremicus (burrowing mouse of desert areas of southwestern United States)
cotton mouse; Peromyscus gossypinus (large dark mouse of southeastern United States)
Holonyms ("Peromyscus" is a member of...):
Cricetidae; family Cricetidae (mostly small New World rodents including New World mice and lemmings and voles and hamsters)
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