wood mouse

/ˌwʊd ˈmaʊs/

Other forms: wood mice

Definitions of wood mouse

1. noun

   any of various New World woodland mice
   types:

   Peromyscus leucopus, vesper mouse, white-footed mouse

   American woodland mouse with white feet and underparts

   Peromyscus maniculatus, deer mouse

   brownish New World mouse; most widely distributed member of the genus

   Peromyscus eremicus, cactus mouse

   burrowing mouse of desert areas of southwestern United States

   Peromyscus gossypinus, cotton mouse

   large dark mouse of southeastern United States

   Baiomys taylori, pygmy mouse

   very small dark greyish brown mouse resembling a house mouse; of Texas and Mexico

   type of:

   mouse

   any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails