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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMouse
/maʊs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A small rodent typically characterized by a small body, a long bare or hairy tail, and large ears.
"A little mouse scurried across the kitchen floor." - 2
A hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad.
"Click the left mouse button to open the file."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'mūs', originating from Proto-Germanic '*mūs' and ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root '*mūs-', meaning 'mouse' or 'muscle'. The plural form 'mice' preserves the historical Germanic umlaut. In modern computing, the sense was extended in the 1960s due to the resemblance of the device's cord to a tail.
10 Global Lexicons: How "Mouse" is said worldwide
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souris
Transliteration: souris
"Un chat chasse une souris."
Maus
Transliteration: Maus
"Die Katze fängt eine Maus."
topo
Transliteration: topo
"Il gatto ha inseguito un topo."
ratón
Transliteration: ratón
"El ratón se comió el queso."
rato
Transliteration: rato
"O gato pegou o rato."
चूहा
Transliteration: chūhā
"बिल से एक चूहा निकला।"
老鼠
Transliteration: lǎoshǔ
"一只老鼠跑进了房间。"
쥐
Transliteration: jwi
"고양이가 쥐를 잡았다."
ネズミ
Transliteration: nezumi
"猫がネズミを追いかけています。"
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