pouched mouse
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- any of numerous small sharp-nosed insectivorous marsupials superficially resembling mice or ratsSynonyms: marsupial mousemarsupial rat
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Pouched \Pouched\, a. (Zool.) (a) Having a marsupial pouch; as, the pouched badger, or the wombat. (b) Having external cheek pouches; as, the pouched gopher. (c) Having internal cheek pouches; as, the pouched squirrels. [1913 Webster]
Pouched dog. (Zool.) See Zebra wolf, under Zebra.
Pouched frog (Zool.), the nototrema, the female of which has a dorsal pouch in which the eggs are hatched, and in which the young pass through their brief tadpole stage.
Pouched gopher, or Pouched rat. (Zool.) See Pocket gopher, under Pocket.
Pouched mouse. (Zool.) See Pocket mouse, under Pocket. [1913 Webster]