pocket mouse
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.
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How to use pocket mouse in a sentence
This pocket mouse is not uncommon in areas of short grass and sage in Harding County.
Mammals of Northwestern South Dakota | Kenneth W. AndersenI recorded this pocket mouse from the vicinity of Cajon Pass west to Valyermo.
Mammals of the San Gabriel Mountains of California | Terry A. VaughanHe is called Silky pocket mouse because of the fineness and softness of his coat.
The Burgess Animal Book for Children | Thornton W. BurgessGeographic distribution of the pocket mouse, Perognathus fasciatus.
Check-list of the Birds of Kansas | Harrison B Tordoff
British Dictionary definitions for pocket mouse
any small mouselike rodent with cheek pouches, of the genus Perognathus, of desert regions of W North America: family Heteromyidae
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