noun
Meaning 1
A mouse of the subfamily Perognathinae
Perognathus species
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Phrase guide
pocket mouse
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noun
Meaning 2
A mouse of the subfamily Perognathinae
Chaetodipus species
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noun
Meaning 3
any of various small nocturnal burrowing desert rodents with cheek pouches and long hind legs and tail
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: pocket rat
Narrower terms: silky pocket mouse, Perognathus flavus, plains pocket mouse, Perognathus flavescens, hispid pocket mouse, Perognathus hispidus, Mexican pocket mouse, Liomys irroratus
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