white-footed mouse

white-footed mouse
/hwuyt"foot'id, wuyt"-/
any of several North American woodland mice of the genus Peromyscus, esp. P. leucopus, having white feet and undersides. Also called deer mouse, vesper mouse, wood mouse.
[1855-60, Amer.]

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  • white-footed mouse — noun American woodland mouse with white feet and underparts • Syn: ↑vesper mouse, ↑Peromyscus leucopus • Hypernyms: ↑wood mouse • Member Holonyms: ↑Peromyscus, ↑genus Peromyscus …   Useful english dictionary

  • white-footed mouse — noun Date: 1853 any of various largely nocturnal mice (genus Peromyscus) of North and Central America typically having whitish feet and underparts; especially a common woodland mouse (P. leucopus) of North America …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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