pocket mouse


noun
  1. 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.

Origin of pocket mouse

1
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

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British Dictionary definitions for pocket mouse

pocket mouse

noun
  1. any small mouselike rodent with cheek pouches, of the genus Perognathus, of desert regions of W North America: family Heteromyidae

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