house mouse

noun

The universally common mouse of the species Mus musculus.

Similar
Mus musculus
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Meanings

nounhouse mouse (plural house mice)

plural house mice

  1. The universally common mouse of the species Mus musculus.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounbrownish-grey Old World mouse now a common household pest worldwide

Similar
Mus musculus
Broader
mouse

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian дома́шна ми́шка
  • дома́шна ми́шка (domášna míška)mouse of the species Mus musculus
Chinese Mandarin 小家鼠
  • 小家鼠 (xiǎojiāshǔ)mouse of the species Mus musculus
Danish husmus
  • husmusmouse of the species Mus musculus
Dutch huismuis, muis
  • huismuismouse of the species Mus musculus
  • muismouse of the species Mus musculus
Finnish kotihiiri
  • kotihiirimouse of the species Mus musculus
French souris
  • sourismouse of the species Mus musculus
German Hausmaus
  • Hausmausmouse of the species Mus musculus
Hungarian házi egér
  • házi egérmouse of the species Mus musculus
Indonesian mencit
  • mencitmouse of the species Mus musculus
Italian topo domestico
  • topo domesticomouse of the species Mus musculus
Japanese 二十日鼠
  • 二十日鼠 (hatsukanezumi)mouse of the species Mus musculus
Korean 생쥐
  • 생쥐 (saengjwi)mouse of the species Mus musculus
Polish mysz domowa, mysz
  • mysz domowamouse of the species Mus musculus
  • myszmouse of the species Mus musculus
Portuguese camundongo, murganho
  • camundongomouse of the species Mus musculus
  • murganhomouse of the species Mus musculus
Punjabi ਘਰੇਲੂ ਚੂਹਾ
  • ਘਰੇਲੂ ਚੂਹਾ (gharelū cūhā)mouse of the species Mus musculus
Romanian șoarece de casă, șoarece
  • șoarece de casămouse of the species Mus musculus
  • șoarecemouse of the species Mus musculus
Russian домо́вая мышь, мышь
  • домо́вая мышь (domóvaja myšʹ)mouse of the species Mus musculus
  • мышь (myšʹ)mouse of the species Mus musculus
Spanish ratón casero
  • ratón caseromouse of the species Mus musculus
Swedish husmus
  • husmusmouse of the species Mus musculus
Turkish ev faresi
  • ev faresimouse of the species Mus musculus
Cite this entry
APA

house mouse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/house%20mouse

MLA

“house mouse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/house%20mouse. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “house mouse,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/house%20mouse.

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