jumping mouse

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Definition of jumping mouse in English English dictionary

Any of various small Eurasian and North American rodents of the family Zapodidae, having a very long tail and long hind legs

any of several primitive mouselike rodents with long hind legs and no cheek pouches; of woodlands of Eurasia and North America

Related Terms

meadow jumping mouse

widely distributed in northeastern and central United States and Canada

Turkish pronunciation

cʌmpîng maus

Pronunciation

/ˈʤəmpəɴɢ ˈmous/ /ˈʤʌmpɪŋ ˈmaʊs/