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cotton mouse

cotton mouse noun: peromyscus gossypinus, an omnivorous rodent of the southeastern United States, often using cotton for nest construction.

Noun

cotton mouse (plural cotton mice)

  1. Peromyscus gossypinus, an omnivorous rodent of the southeastern United States, often using cotton for nest construction.

Forms of cotton mouse

pluralcotton mice

Words formed from cotton mouse

  • Chadwick Beach cotton mouse

Questions about cotton mouse

What does cotton mouse mean?
Cotton mouse means peromyscus gossypinus, an omnivorous rodent of the southeastern United States, often using cotton for nest construction.
What part of speech is cotton mouse?
Cotton mouse is a noun.
What is the plural of cotton mouse?
The plural of cotton mouse is cotton mice.

Words near cotton mouse in the dictionary

  1. cotton grass
  2. cotton lavender
  3. cotton mice
  4. cotton mill
  5. cotton mills
  6. cotton mouse
  7. cotton on
  8. cotton on to
  9. cotton onto
  10. cotton pad
  11. cotton pads

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