| NOUN | animal | house mouse, Mus musculus | brownish-grey Old World mouse now a common household pest worldwide / worldwide |
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| Meaning | Brownish-grey Old World mouse now a common household pest worldwide / worldwide. | |
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| Synonym | Mus musculus | |
| Member of | Mus, genus Mus | type genus of the Muridae |
| Broader | mouse | Any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails |