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Definition of Pocket mouse
1. Noun. Any of various small nocturnal burrowing desert rodents with cheek pouches and long hind legs and tail.
Generic synonyms: Pocket Rat
Group relationships: Family Heteromyidae, Heteromyidae
Specialized synonyms: Perognathus Flavus, Silky Pocket Mouse, Perognathus Flavescens, Plains Pocket Mouse, Hispid Pocket Mouse, Perognathus Hispidus, Liomys Irroratus, Mexican Pocket Mouse
Group relationships: Family Heteromyidae, Heteromyidae
Specialized synonyms: Perognathus Flavus, Silky Pocket Mouse, Perognathus Flavescens, Plains Pocket Mouse, Hispid Pocket Mouse, Perognathus Hispidus, Liomys Irroratus, Mexican Pocket Mouse