POUCHED MOUSE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pouched mouse mean? 

• POUCHED MOUSE (noun)
  The noun POUCHED MOUSE has 1 sense:

1. any of numerous small sharp-nosed insectivorous marsupials superficially resembling mice or rats

  Familiarity information: POUCHED MOUSE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POUCHED MOUSE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of numerous small sharp-nosed insectivorous marsupials superficially resembling mice or rats

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

marsupial mouse; marsupial rat; pouched mouse

Hypernyms ("pouched mouse" is a kind of...):

dasyurid; dasyurid marsupial (small carnivorous nocturnal marsupials of Australia and Tasmania)

Holonyms ("pouched mouse" is a member of...):

genus Phascogale; Phascogale (pouched mice)