MOUSELIKE

Meaning of MOUSELIKE in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective

1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of a mouse

mouselike tail

2. : resembling a mouse in nondescript coloring or timidity of behavior

mouselike clerk

a nervous, nondescript, mouselike little man

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

MOUSELIKE — adj. similar to a mouse, resembling a mouse
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MOUSELIKE — mouselike BrE AmE ˈmaʊs laɪk
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GERBIL — Any of almost 100 species (subfamily Gerbillinae) of burrowing mouselike rodent s found in Africa and Asia, usually in dry, …
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SHREW — I. ˈshrü, esp South ˈsrü, dial ˈswü noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English shrewe evil person, scolding person, scolding …
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-MYS — ˌmis noun combining form Etymology: New Latin, from Greek mys — more at mouse : mouse : mouselike creature — …
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MYOSMINE — mīˈäs]ˌmēn, ]äz, ]mə̇n\ noun ( -s ) Etymology: my- + osm- + -ine; from the mouselike odor : a heterocyclic …
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MYODES — mīˈōdēz Etymology: New Latin, from Greek myōdēs mouselike, from my- + -ōdēs -ode synonym of lemmus
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CALIFORNIA POCKET MOUSE — noun Usage: usually capitalized C : a small mouselike rodent ( Perognathus californicus ) related to the ground squirrel
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VOLE — vole 1 /vohl/ , n. any of several small mouselike or ratlike rodents of the genus Microtus and related genera, …
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SHREW — shrew 1 — shrewlike , adj. /shrooh/ , n. a woman of violent temper and speech; termagant. [ 1200-50; ME; …
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MOUSE — — mouselike , adj. n. /mows/ ; v. /mowz/ , n. , pl. mice /muys/ , v. , moused, mousing …
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MARSUPIAL MOUSE — 1. any of various mouse-sized to rat-sized marsupials of the family Dasyuridae, occurring in Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania: some …
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LEMMING — /lem"ing/ , n. any of various small, mouselike rodents of the genera Lemmus, Myopus, and Dicrostonyx, of far northern regions, …
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JUMPING MOUSE — any of several primitive, mouselike rodents of the family Zapodidae, having long hind legs, common in the woodlands of Europe, …
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JERBOA — /jeuhr boh"euh, jer-/ , n. any of various mouselike rodents of North Africa and Asia, as of the genera Jaculus …
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SHREW — n. small mouselike mammal with a long snout; rebellious woman, nagging woman, evil-tempered woman (derogatory)
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LEMMING — n. any of number of mouselike rodents that live in arctic or northern regions
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JERBOA — n. small mouselike rodent with long hind legs used for jumping (common to Asia and North Africa)
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VOLE — any of numerous mouselike rodents belonging to the family Cricetidae (order Rodentia), but especially the members of the genus Microtus. …
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SHREW — any of the 290 species of mammals of the family Soricidae, order Insectivora. For ordinal relatives with this name, see …
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SEA MOUSE — (Aphrodita), any of a genus of marine worms of the class Polychaeta (phylum Annelida), named for their mouselike appearance and …
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SAUSAGE TREE — (Kigelia pinnata), tropical tree, the only species of its genus (family Bignoniaceae). It grows 6 to 12 m (20 to …
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RICE RAT — (genus Oryzomys), any of numerous species of mouselike rodents, belonging to the family Cricetidae (order Rodentia), found from the United …
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PLANIGALE — any of several species of tiny mouselike marsupial animals. See marsupial mouse.
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MOUSE — House mouse (Mus musculus) any of many small, scampering rodents, particularly the house mouse (Mus musculus; see photograph), family Muridae …
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MARSUPIAL MOUSE — any of many small rat- or mouselike animals, belonging to the family Dasyuridae (order Marsupialia), found in Australia and New …
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JUMPING MOUSE — any of five species of small, leaping rodents of the genera Zapus, Eozapus, and Napaeozapus, family Zapodidae. Jumping mice are …
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INSECTIVORE — Forest elephant shrew (Petrodromus tetradactylus). any member of the mammalian order Insectivora, which includes the shrews, moles, hedgehogs, and several …
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GERBIL — also called Sand Rat, any of the numerous burrowing rodents forming the subfamily Gerbillinae of the family Cricetidae. There are …
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FIELD MOUSE — also called Wood Mouse, in general, any mouse that normally lives in fields; more strictly, any of about seven species …
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DORMOUSE — any of the 20 species of small rodents in the seven genera of the family Gliridae (order Rodentia). Six genera …
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