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Definition of Peromyscus
1. Noun. New World wood mice.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Cricetidae, Family Cricetidae
Member holonyms: Peromyscus Leucopus, Vesper Mouse, White-footed Mouse, Deer Mouse, Peromyscus Maniculatus, Cactus Mouse, Peromyscus Eremicus, Cotton Mouse, Peromyscus Gossypinus
Medical Definition of Peromyscus
1. A genus of the subfamily hesperomyinae consisting of 49 species. Two of these are widely used in medical research. They are p. Leucopus, or the white-footed mouse, and p. Maniculatus, or the deer mouse. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Peromyscus
Literary usage of Peromyscus
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)
"Coast of southern Oaxaca; known from two locali! only. *peromyscus ... Known only
from the type locality. t*peromyscus megalops megalops Merriam ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1909)
"Mr. Osgood's study of this wealth of material has resulted in a definite expression
of the characters of the species and geographic forms of peromyscus, ..."
3. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington by Biological Society of Washington (1905)
"The mice of the genus peromyscus, so well represented in the United States ...
Specimens of peromyscus, from Mexico and Guatemala alone, to the number of ..."
4. California Mammals by Frank Stephens (1906)
"peromyscus texanus gambeli. GAMBEL MOUSE. Transition, Boreal, Upper and Lower
... peromyscus californicus. CALIFORNIA MOUSE. Upper and Lower Austral, ..."
5. Hantaviruses: Emerging Viral Diseases edited by J. S. Mackenzie (1999)
"Phylogenetic analysis confirmed that SNV-like hantaviruses are widely distributed
in peromyscus species rodents throughout North America. ..."
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