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white–footed mouse
noun white–foot·ed mouse \ˈhwīt-ˌfu̇-təd-, ˈwīt-\
Definition of WHITE-FOOTED MOUSE
: any of various largely nocturnal mice (genus Peromyscus) of North and Central America typically having whitish feet and underparts; especially : a common woodland mouse (P. leucopus) of North America
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First Known Use of WHITE-FOOTED MOUSE
1853
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white–footed mouse
noun white–foot·ed mouse \ˌ(h)wīt-ˌfu̇t-əd-\
Medical Definition of WHITE–FOOTED MOUSE
: a common woodland mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) that has whitish feet and underparts and that is a reservoir for the spirochete of the genus Borrelia (B. burgdorferi) causing Lyme disease
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