Medical Dictionary
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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