deer mouse

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deer mouse

noun deer mice

Any of the muroid rodents in the genus Peromyscus, especially Peromyscus maniculatus. In the wild, deer mice and oldfield mice never interbreed.
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.

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noun mouse of the genus Peromyscus

Español	ratón ciervo
Português	rato-veadeiro
Français	souris sylvestre
Deutsch	Hirschmaus
Русский	белоно́гий хомячо́к belonógij xomjačók, оле́ний хомячо́к olénij xomjačók

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@misc{deer_mouse_2026,
  title = {deer mouse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deer%20mouse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}