Petter's big-footed mouse

noun

The rodent Macrotarsomys petteri.

Meanings

nounPetter's big-footed mouse (plural Petter's big-footed mice)

plural Petter's big-footed mice

  1. The rodent Macrotarsomys petteri.

Origin

Named in honor of French zoologist Francis Petter.

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Petter's big-footed mouse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Petter's%20big-footed%20mouse

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Petter's big-footed mouse,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Petter's%20big-footed%20mouse.

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