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woolly mouse

woolly mouse noun: a genetically modified variety of laboratory mouse with the characteristics of a woolly mammoth – such as a woolly coat, elongated hair, golden-brown fur, cold tolerance, and curly whiskers – developed in 2024 by Colossal Biosciences as part of efforts toward the de-extinction of the woolly mammoth.

Noun

woolly mouse (plural woolly mice)

  1. A genetically modified variety of laboratory mouse with the characteristics of a woolly mammoth – such as a woolly coat, elongated hair, golden-brown fur, cold tolerance, and curly whiskers – developed in 2024 by Colossal Biosciences as part of efforts toward the de-extinction of the woolly mammoth.

Forms of woolly mouse

pluralwoolly mice

Questions about woolly mouse

What does woolly mouse mean?
Woolly mouse means a genetically modified variety of laboratory mouse with the characteristics of a woolly mammoth – such as a woolly coat, elongated hair, golden-brown fur, cold tolerance, and curly whiskers – developed in 2024 by Colossal Biosciences as part of efforts toward the de-extinction of the woolly mammoth.
What part of speech is woolly mouse?
Woolly mouse is a noun.
What is the plural of woolly mouse?
The plural of woolly mouse is woolly mice.

Words near woolly mouse in the dictionary

  1. woolly mammoths
  2. woolly marbles
  3. woolly mice
  4. woolly monkey
  5. woolly monkeys
  6. woolly mouse
  7. woolly mouse opossum
  8. woolly nightshade
  9. woolly nightshades
  10. woolly opossum
  11. woolly opossums

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