"jumping mouse" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: jumping mice [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|jumping mice|head=jumping mouse}} jumping mouse (plural jumping mice)
  1. Any species of the taxonomic subfamily Zapodinae or family Zapodidae of rodents, variously endemic to North America or China. Categories (lifeform): Rodents Derived forms: Chinese jumping mouse (taxonomic: Eozapus setchuanus), meadow jumping mouse (taxonomic: Zapus hudsonius), Pacific jumping mouse (taxonomic: Zapus trinotatus), western jumping mouse (taxonomic: Zapus princeps), woodland jumping mouse (taxonomic: Napaeozapus insignis) Translations (species of subfamily Zapodinae): hyppyhiiri (Finnish), topo saltatore [masculine] (Italian)

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