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vesper mice

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white-foot⋅ed mouse

[hwahyt-foot-id, wahyt-]
–noun
any of several North American woodland mice of the genus Peromyscus, esp. P. leucopus, having white feet and undersides.


Origin:
1855–60, Americanism
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Main Entry: white–foot·ed mouse
Pronunciation: "(h)wIt-"fut-&d-
Function: noun
: a common woodland mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) thathas whitish feet and underparts and that is a reservoir for the spirochete of the genus Borrelia (B. burgdorferi) causing Lyme disease
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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