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Cypriot mouse

Cypriot mouse noun: a species of mouse, Mus cypriacus, endemic to Cyprus.

Noun

Cypriot mouse (plural Cypriot mice)

  1. A species of mouse, Mus cypriacus, endemic to Cyprus.
    • Today, among all of the Mediterranean's unique island mammals, there is a single survivor—the Cypriot mouse (Mus cypriacus)—a species so obscure and small that it was not even recognised as being distinct from the house mouse until 2006.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 249

Forms of Cypriot mouse

pluralCypriot mice

Questions about Cypriot mouse

What does Cypriot mouse mean?
Cypriot mouse means a species of mouse, Mus cypriacus, endemic to Cyprus.
What part of speech is Cypriot mouse?
Cypriot mouse is a noun.
What is the plural of Cypriot mouse?
The plural of Cypriot mouse is Cypriot mice.

Words near Cypriot mouse in the dictionary

  1. Cypriot
  2. Cypriot Arabic
  3. Cypriot fox
  4. Cypriot foxes
  5. Cypriot mice
  6. Cypriot mouse
  7. Cypriot syllabary
  8. Cypriote
  9. Cypriotes
  10. Cypriotness
  11. Cypriots

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