hispid pocket mouse

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   large stiff-haired rodent of shortgrass prairies of United States

   SynonymsPerognathus hispidus

   Broaderpocket mouse

   Part ofPerognathus

Questions about hispid pocket mouse

What does hispid pocket mouse mean?

hispid pocket mouse means "large stiff-haired rodent of shortgrass prairies of United States".

What is another word for hispid pocket mouse?

Close synonyms include Perognathus hispidus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hispid pocket mouse a common word?

hispid pocket mouse is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.