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Noun: deer mouse
  1. Brownish New World mouse; most widely distributed member of the genus
    "Deer mice can be found from Alaska to Mexico";
    - Peromyscus maniculatus

Derived forms: deer mice, deer mouse

Type of: Peromyscus leucopus, vesper mouse, white-footed mouse, wood mouse

Part of: genus Peromyscus, Peromyscus

Encyclopedia: Deer mouse