Definition of Perognathus hispidus

1. Noun. Large stiff-haired rodent of shortgrass prairies of United States.

Exact synonyms: Hispid Pocket Mouse
Generic synonyms: Pocket Mouse
Group relationships: Genus Perognathus, Perognathus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Perognathus Hispidus

Permic
Pernambuco
Pernik
Pernis
Pernis apivorus
Pernod
Pernot furnace
Pernot furnaces
Pernyi moth
Pernyi moths
Perodicticus
Perodicticus potto
Perognathus
Perognathus flavescens
Perognathus flavus
Perognathus hispidus (current term)
Peromyscus eremicus
Peromyscus gossypinus
Peromyscus leucopus
Peromyscus maniculatus
Peron
Peronism
Peronist
Peronists
Peronospora
Peronospora destructor
Peronospora hyoscyami
Peronospora tabacina
Peronosporaceae
Peronosporales

Literary usage of Perognathus hispidus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science by Kansas Academy of Science (1905)
"Perognathus hispidus paradoxus Merr. Kansas Pocket Mouse. Abundant. Type from Trego county. Specimens from the extreme southern part of the state are ..."

2. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1904)
"Two specimens of this race were collected in the vicinity of Alamo- gordo, Otero county, NM Perognathus hispidus paradoxus (Merriam). 1889. ..."

3. Proceedings by Zoological Society of London (1868)
"Perognathus hispidus, Spencer Baird, Mamm. NA 4'2\, t. 51.f. 4, t. 69. f. 2, t. 83. f. 6. Tail simple, sides with a fulvous stripe ; ears small. ..."

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