white-footed mouse

white-foot·ed mouse

(wīt′fo͝ot′ĭd, hwīt′-)n. A small, primarily nocturnal mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) of central and eastern North America, having fur that is reddish brown on the back and white on the belly and feet.

white-footed mouse

n (Animals) any of various mice of the genus Peromyscus, esp P. leucopus, of North and Central America, having brownish fur with white underparts: family Cricetidae. See also deer mouse

white′-foot`ed mouse′

n. any North or Central American mouse of the genus Peromyscus, usu. having white feet and undersides.

Thesaurus

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white-footed mouse - American woodland mouse with white feet and underpartsPeromyscus leucopus, vesper mousegenus Peromyscus, Peromyscus - New World wood micewood mouse - any of various New World woodland mice