house mouse
noun
: a common nearly cosmopolitan grayish-brown mouse (Mus musculus) that usually lives and breeds about buildings, may act as a vector of diseases, and is an important laboratory animal
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What are some signs house mice may be in your home?
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Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2025
Adding to this devastation, house mice (Mus musculus) also made their way to the island around the same time, likely aboard ships like the SS Makambo.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
To be clear, these population estimates of exotica do not count the many millions of other, less welcome and nonnative mammals, such as feral hogs, nutria, black rats, brown rats or house mice that were introduced to Texas, on purpose or by accident.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 9 Sep. 2024
Globally, over 48 mammal and 485 bird species have been infected, including house mice and cats.
—Crystal Heath, The Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2024
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Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2025
Adding to this devastation, house mice (Mus musculus) also made their way to the island around the same time, likely aboard ships like the SS Makambo.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
To be clear, these population estimates of exotica do not count the many millions of other, less welcome and nonnative mammals, such as feral hogs, nutria, black rats, brown rats or house mice that were introduced to Texas, on purpose or by accident.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 9 Sep. 2024
Globally, over 48 mammal and 485 bird species have been infected, including house mice and cats.
—Crystal Heath, The Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2024
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“House mouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/house%20mouse. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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