white-footed mouse

[ hwahyt-foo t-id, wahyt- ]
/ ˈʰwaɪtˌfʊt ɪd, ˈwaɪt- /

noun

any of several North American woodland mice of the genus Peromyscus, especially P. leucopus, having white feet and undersides.
Also called deer mouse, vesper mouse, wood mouse.

Origin of white-footed mouse

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

Words nearby white-footed mouse

white-eye, white-eyed vireo, white-faced, white-faced hornet, white-flowered gourd, white-footed mouse, white-fringed beetle, white-fronted goose, white-fronted tern, white-glove, white-ground

British Dictionary definitions for white-footed mouse

white-footed mouse

noun

any of various mice of the genus Peromyscus, esp P. leucopus, of North and Central America, having brownish fur with white underparts: family Cricetidae See also deer mouse