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white-footed mouse

white-footed mouse noun: an American rodent of species Peromyscus leucopus, a reservoir for Borrelia burgdorferi, the cause of Lyme disease.

white-footed mouse: an American rodent of species Peromyscus leucopus, a reservoir for Borrelia burgdorferi, the cause...
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Noun

white-footed mouse (plural white-footed mice)

  1. An American rodent of species Peromyscus leucopus, a reservoir for Borrelia burgdorferi, the cause of Lyme disease.

Forms of white-footed mouse

pluralwhite-footed mice

Questions about white-footed mouse

What does white-footed mouse mean?
White-footed mouse means an American rodent of species Peromyscus leucopus, a reservoir for Borrelia burgdorferi, the cause of Lyme disease.
What part of speech is white-footed mouse?
White-footed mouse is a noun.
What is the plural of white-footed mouse?
The plural of white-footed mouse is white-footed mice.

Words near white-footed mouse in the dictionary

  1. white-flippered penguin
  2. white-flippered penguins
  3. white-footed fox
  4. white-footed foxes
  5. white-footed mice
  6. white-footed mouse
  7. white-fringed pyrausta moth
  8. white-fringed pyrausta moths
  9. white-fronted geese
  10. white-fronted goose
  11. white-fronted tit

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