house mouse in English

noun
1
a grayish-brown mouse found abundantly as a scavenger in human dwellings. It is widely kept as a pet or experimental animal and has been bred in many varieties.
Foxes, rabbits, harvest mice, house mice , dormice, shrews, weasels, and voles all depend on the hedgerows as a place to breed, hunt or shelter.

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1. Isolated on the islands, the St Kilda house mouse diverged from its relatives.

2. Some populations are hybrids of different subspecies, including the Japanese house mouse (M. m. molossinus).

3. It is also quieter than a house mouse when handled and lacks a musty odour.

4. And Siam, the House Mouse, always provides an extra opportunity ( ie , challenge ) for Bodhi's spiritual growth.

5. And Siam, the House Mouse, always provides an extra opportunity ( ie , challenge ) for Bodhiis spiritual growth.

6. The average sleep time of a captive house mouse is reported to be 12.5 hours per day.

7. 14 The difficulty is best explained by contrast with a eukaryotic species - for example the house mouse, Mus musculus.

8. BALB/c is an albino, laboratory-bred strain of the house mouse from which a number of common substrains are derived.