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Home Dictionary Name: mouseMouse
Any one of numerous species of small rodents belonging to the genus Mus and various related genera of the family Muridaelig The common house mouse Mus musculus is found in nearly all countries The American white footed mouse or deer mouse Peromyscus leucopus formerly Hesperomys leucopus sometimes lives in houses See Dormouse Meadow mouse under Meadow and Harvest mouse under Harvest...
Cat and Mouse Act
Cat and Mouse Act, a popular term for the (English) Prisoners (Temporary Discharge for Ill-health) Act, 1913 (3 Geo. 5, c. 4)...
autonomy
autonomy : the quality or state of being self-governing ;esp : the right of self-government au·ton·o·mous [-məs] adj au·ton·o·mous·ly adv ...
Campagnol
A mouse Arvicala agrestis called also meadow mouse which often does great damage in fields and gardens by feeding on roots and seeds...
Mousehole
A hole made by a mouse for passage or abode as in a wall hence a very small hole like that gnawed by a mouse...
mousetrap
Any device that catches and usually kills mice They are of various designs the most common being a stiff loop of wire mounted on a small wooden platform base and attached to a strong spring which holds the loop firmly against the base To activate the trap the loop is pulled through a 180deg arc against the tension of the spring and held against the base by a delicate metal catch which can keep the loop from moving though in a state of high tension The metal catch is moved when a mouse tries to take a piece of bait attached to it releasing the loop which forcefully moves though an arc usually killing the mouse A larger version of the same device is used as a rat trap...
polygamy
polygamy : the offense of having several and specif. more than two spouses at one time compare bigamy po·lyg·a·mous [-məs] adj ...
Caperclaw
To treat with cruel playfulness as a cat treats a mouse to abuse...
Cerastium
a genus of weedy plants of the pink family comprising the mouse ear chickweeds...
fieldmouse
any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus inhabing woods and fields and gardens...
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