Meanings
noundeer mouse (plural deer mice)
plural deer mice
- Any of the muroid rodents in the genus Peromyscus, especially Peromyscus maniculatus.
In the wild, deer mice and oldfield mice never interbreed.
2017 April 19, Carl Zimmer, “Why Are Some Mice (and People) Monogamous? A Study Points to Genes”, in The New York Times - Many of the muroid rodents with notable jumping capability within the subfamily Neotominae (family Cricetidae), including all species in the genera Peromyscus and Habromys, as well as some species in several others.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounbrownish New World mouse; most widely distributed member of the genus
Similar
Peromyscus maniculatus
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Dutch hertmuis
- hertmuismouse of the genus Peromyscus
Finnish peurahiiru, peurahiiru
- peurahiirumouse of the genus Peromyscus
- peurahiiruPeromyscus maniculatus
French souris sylvestre
- souris sylvestremouse of the genus Peromyscus
German Hirschmaus
- Hirschmausmouse of the genus Peromyscus
Hungarian őzegér
- őzegérmouse of the genus Peromyscus
Polish myszak, myszak leśny
- myszakmouse of the genus Peromyscus
- myszak leśnyPeromyscus maniculatus
Portuguese rato-veadeiro
- rato-veadeiromouse of the genus Peromyscus
Russian белоно́гий хомячо́к, оле́ний хомячо́к
- белоно́гий хомячо́к (belonógij xomjačók)mouse of the genus Peromyscus
- оле́ний хомячо́к (olénij xomjačók)mouse of the genus Peromyscus
Spanish ratón ciervo
- ratón ciervomouse of the genus Peromyscus
Cite this entry
APA
deer mouse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deer%20mouse
MLA
“deer mouse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deer%20mouse. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deer mouse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deer%20mouse.
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