'Zapus Hudsonius' definitions:
Definition of 'Zapus hudsonius'
From: WordNet
noun
Widely distributed in northeastern and central United States and Canada [syn: meadow jumping mouse, Zapus hudsonius]
Definition of 'Zapus Hudsonius'
From: GCIDE
- Jumping \Jump"ing\, p. a. & vb. n. of Jump, to leap. [1913 Webster]
- Jumping bean, a seed of a Mexican Euphorbia, containing the larva of a moth (Carpocapsa saltitans). The larva by its sudden movements causes the seed to roll to roll and jump about.
- Jumping deer (Zool.), a South African rodent ({Pedetes Caffer}), allied to the jerboa.
- Jumping louse (Zool.), any of the numerous species of plant lice belonging to the family Psyllid[ae], several of which are injurious to fruit trees.
- Jumping mouse (Zool.), North American mouse ({Zapus Hudsonius}), having a long tail and large hind legs. It is noted for its jumping powers. Called also {kangaroo mouse}.
- Jumping mullet (Zool.), gray mullet.
- Jumping shrew (Zool.), any African insectivore of the genus Macroscelides. They are allied to the shrews, but have large hind legs adapted for jumping.
- Jumping spider (Zool.), spider of the genus Salticus and other related genera; one of the Saltigrad[ae]; -- so called because it leaps upon its prey. [1913 Webster]