Definition of Liomys

1. Noun. Pocket mice.

Exact synonyms: Genus Liomys
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Heteromyidae, Heteromyidae
Member holonyms: Liomys Irroratus, Mexican Pocket Mouse

Lexicographical Neighbors of Liomys

Linnaeus
Linne
Linnea
Linnet
Linognathus
Linosyris vulgaris
Linotype
Linotype machine
Lintel
Linus
Linus Carl Pauling
Linus Pauling
Linux
Linz
Liomys
Liomys irroratus
Lion's Head
Lion City
Lion of Judah
Lionel
Lionel Barrymore
Lionel Hampton
Lionel Trilling
Lions Club
Liopelma
Liopelma hamiltoni
Liopelmidae
Lipan
Lipans

Literary usage of Liomys

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

1. The Barnacles (Cirripedia) Contained in the Collections of the U.S. National by Henry Augustus Pilsbry (1907)
"liomys orbitalis Merriam. Biological Survey collection. Proc. Biol. Soc. ... Collected by EW Nelson and EA Goldman. Original number 2383. liomys ..."

2. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington by Biological Society of Washington (1905)
"The liomys is an additional species of the pictus group. For the opportunity to describe these new forms I am indebted to Dr. C. Hart Merriam, ..."

3. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1902)
"The type of the new genus is liomys ... and liomys together, and considering only the fauna of America north of Panama, no species were known previous to ..."

4. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1904)
"... (including liomys) group, But I could find* no trace of it in the only species of Perognathus of which alcoholics are available for examination. ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Liomys on Dictionary.com!Search for Liomys on Thesaurus.com!Search for Liomys on Google!Search for Liomys on Wikipedia!

Search