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* (Peromyscus polionotus): ? * (Thomasomys): Named for Michael Rogers Oldfield Thomas (1858 – 1929), a British zoologist.
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oldfield mouse
Today it means: Peromyscus polionotus, a nocturnal rodent in the family Cricetidae, found in the southeastern United States. Full definition →