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Definition of Pouched mouse
1. Noun. Any of numerous small sharp-nosed insectivorous marsupials superficially resembling mice or rats.
Exact synonyms: Marsupial Mouse, Marsupial Rat
Generic synonyms: Dasyurid, Dasyurid Marsupial
Group relationships: Genus Phascogale, Phascogale
Generic synonyms: Dasyurid, Dasyurid Marsupial
Group relationships: Genus Phascogale, Phascogale
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pouched Mouse
Literary usage of Pouched mouse
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Catalogue of the Bones of Mammalia in the Collection of the British Museum by Edward Gerrard (1862)
"The PENCILLED pouched mouse. Antechinus apicalis. *a. Skull. Australia. ...
Presented by GR Water- house, Esq. The YELLOW-FOOTED pouched mouse. ..."
2. Among Cannibals: An Account of Four Years' Travels in Australia and of Camp by Carl Lumholtz (1889)
"During the last days my collection was augmented by the addition of two most
interesting specimens of the Australian fauna. The one was a pouched mouse ..."
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