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pocket mouse
noun
- any of numerous burrowing rodents, especially of the genus Perognathus, chiefly inhabiting arid regions of the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, having fur-lined cheek pouches and a long tail.
pocket mouse
noun
- any small mouselike rodent with cheek pouches, of the genus Perognathus, of desert regions of W North America: family Heteromyidae
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pocket mouse1
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
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Example Sentences
This pocket mouse is not uncommon in areas of short grass and sage in Harding County.
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I recorded this pocket mouse from the vicinity of Cajon Pass west to Valyermo.
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He is called Silky Pocket Mouse because of the fineness and softness of his coat.
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Geographic distribution of the pocket mouse, Perognathus fasciatus.
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