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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A common mouse (Mus musculus) that lives in or near buildings, can be an agricultural pest and carrier of disease, and is bred in numerous strains for use as a laboratory animal.
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- noun The universally common
mouse of the speciesMus musculus .
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- noun brownish-grey Old World mouse now a common household pest worldwide
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