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white-footed mouse

white-foot·ed mouse
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hwahyt-foo t-id, wahyt-]
    • /ˈʰwaɪtˌfʊt ɪd, ˈwaɪt-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hwahyt-foo t-id, wahyt-]
    • /ˈʰwaɪtˌfʊt ɪd, ˈwaɪt-/

Definitions of white-footed mouse words

  • noun white-footed mouse any of several North American woodland mice of the genus Peromyscus, especially P. leucopus, having white feet and undersides. 1
  • noun white-footed mouse any of various mice of the genus Peromyscus, esp P. leucopus, of North and Central America, having brownish fur with white underparts: family Cricetidae 0
  • noun white-footed mouse deer mouse 0

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Origin of white-footed mouse

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1855-60

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Parts of speech for White-footed mouse

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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white-footed mouse popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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