Definitions for pocket mouse
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pock′et mouse`(n.)
any burrowing rodent of the family Heteromyidae, esp. of the genus Perognathus, of arid regions of W North America, having fur-lined cheek pouches and a long tail.
Category: Mammals
Origin of pocket mouse:
1880–85, Amer.
Princeton's WordNet
pocket mouse(noun)
any of various small nocturnal burrowing desert rodents with cheek pouches and long hind legs and tail
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