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Definition of Liomys
1. Noun. Pocket mice.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Heteromyidae, Heteromyidae
Member holonyms: Liomys Irroratus, Mexican Pocket Mouse
Lexicographical Neighbors of Liomys
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. ..."