'Mus musculus' definitions:

Definition of 'Mus musculus'

From: WordNet
noun
Brownish-grey Old World mouse now a common household pest worldwide [syn: house mouse, Mus musculus]

Definition of 'Mus musculus'

From: GCIDE
  • Mouse \Mouse\ (mous), n.; pl. Mice (m[imac]s). [OE. mous, mus, AS. m[=u]s, pl. m[=y]s; akin to D. muis, G. maus, OHG. & Icel. m[=u]s, Dan. muus, Sw. mus, Russ. muishe, L. mus, Gr. my^s, Skr. m[=u]sh mouse, mush to steal. [root]277. Cf. Muscle, Musk.]
  • 1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small rodents belonging to the genus Mus and various related genera of the family Muridae. The common house mouse ({Mus musculus}) is found in nearly all countries. The American white-footed mouse, or deer mouse ({Peromyscus leucopus}, formerly Hesperomys leucopus) sometimes lives in houses. See Dormouse, Meadow mouse, under Meadow, and Harvest mouse, under Harvest. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Naut.) (a) A knob made on a rope with spun yarn or parceling to prevent a running eye from slipping. (b) Same as 2d Mousing, 2. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A familiar term of endearment. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A dark-colored swelling caused by a blow. [Slang] [1913 Webster]
  • 5. A match used in firing guns or blasting. [1913 Webster]
  • Field mouse, Flying mouse, etc. See under Field, Flying, etc.
  • Mouse bird (Zool.), a coly.
  • Mouse deer (Zool.), a chevrotain, as the kanchil.
  • Mouse galago (Zool.), a very small West American galago (Galago murinus). In color and size it resembles a mouse. It has a bushy tail like that of a squirrel.
  • Mouse hawk. (Zool.) (a) A hawk that devours mice. (b) The hawk owl; -- called also mouse owl.
  • Mouse lemur (Zool.), any one of several species of very small lemurs of the genus Chirogaleus, found in Madagascar.
  • Mouse piece (Cookery), the piece of beef cut from the part next below the round or from the lower part of the latter; -- called also mouse buttock. [1913 Webster]