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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mice \Mice\, n., pl of {Mouse}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small rodents belonging to the genus {Mus} and various related genera of the family {Murid[ae]}. The common house mouse ({Mus musculus}) is found in nearly all countries. The American white-footed, or deer, mouse ({Hesperomys leucopus}) sometimes lives in houses. See {Dormouse}, {Meadow mouse}, under {Meadow}, and {Harvest mouse}, under {Harvest}. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: MICE {Multimedia Integrated Conferencing for European Researchers} From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: mice {mouse} From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: MICE Modular Integrated Communications Environment
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