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deer mouse

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables
deer -mouse
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the muroid rodents in the genus Peromyscus, especially Peromyscus maniculatus.

noun

Many of the muroid rodents with notable jumping capability within the subfamily Neotominae (family Cricetidae), including all species in the genera Peromyscus and Habromys, as well as some species in several others.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

deer mice (plural)

Phrases

cactus deermouse

Synonyms

peromyscus maniculatus

Questions

What does deer mouse mean?
Any of the muroid rodents in the genus Peromyscus, especially Peromyscus maniculatus.

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