Mus musculus
Translingual
Etymology
Latin mus “mouse” + its diminutive musculus “small mouse”.
Proper noun
- A taxonomic species within the genus Mus—the house mouse.
Hyponyms
- (species): Mus musculus castaneus (southern and southeastern Asia), Mus musculus domesticus (western Europe, southwestern Asia, Americas, Africa, and Oceania), Mus musculus musculus (eastern Europe and northern Asia), Mus musculus bactrianus (central Asia), Mus musculus gentilulus (Arabian peninsula, Magagascar)