Phrase guide

jumping mouse

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any species of the taxonomic family Zapodidae of rodents, variously endemic to North America and China.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

any of several primitive mouselike rodents with long hind legs and no cheek pouches; of woodlands of Eurasia and North America

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: rodent, gnawer

Narrower terms: meadow jumping mouse, Zapus hudsonius

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Translations

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  • Finnish: loikkahiiri — species of the family Zapodidae
  • Italian: topo saltatore — species of the family Zapodidae