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mouse vs Mus musculus

Mus musculus vs mouse

mouse and Mus musculus both are nouns.

mouse is a verb but Mus musculus is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mouse Yes No Yes No
Mus musculus Yes No No No
As nouns, Mus musculus is a hyponym of mouse; that is, Mus musculus is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mouse:
  • mouse: any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
  • Mus musculus: brownish-grey Old World mouse now a common household pest worldwide
mouse (noun) Mus musculus (noun)
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails brownish-grey Old World mouse now a common household pest worldwide
a hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad; on the bottom of the device is a ball that rolls on the surface of the pad
person who is quiet or timid
a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye
mouse (verb) Mus musculus (verb)
manipulate the mouse of a computer
to go stealthily or furtively
Difference between mouse and Mus musculus

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