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Definition of Perognathus
1. Noun. Pocket mice.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Heteromyidae, Heteromyidae
Member holonyms: Perognathus Flavus, Silky Pocket Mouse, Perognathus Flavescens, Plains Pocket Mouse, Hispid Pocket Mouse, Perognathus Hispidus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Perognathus
Literary usage of Perognathus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. List of North American Land Mammals in the United States National Museum, 1911 by Gerrit Smith Miller (1912)
"South central Arizona and northwestern Mexico, west of the Sierra Madre.
t*Perognathus penicillatus eremicus (Mearns). 1898. ..."
2. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences by California Academy of Sciences (1919)
"5634: obverse of label "136 - Perognathus parvus [printed slip bearing number
... 5637: obverse of label "Perognathus penicillatus Woodhouse [printed slip ..."
3. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington by Biological Society of Washington (1905)
"The new material also indicates that two well-marked subspecies are still unnamed.
They may be known as follows: Perognathus flavescens ..."
4. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 4th Series by California academy of sciences (1919)
"5636: obverse of label "267 Perognathus penicillatus 9 Ft. Mojave, ... 5637:
obverse of label "Perognathus penicillatus Woodhouse [printed slip pasted on] ..."