Mouse Tail

Mouse

A mouse is a small rodent, characteristically known to have a pointed snout, small rounded ears, a body-length scaly tail, and a high breeding rate. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse. Mice are widely available as pets, but not as popular as some other rodents. In some places, certain kinds of field mice are locally common. They are known to invade homes for food and shelter.

Tail

The tail is the elongated section at the rear end of a bilaterian animal's body; in general, the term refers to a distinct, flexible appendage extending backwards from the midline of the torso. In vertebrate animals that evolved to lose their tails, the coccyx is the homologous vestigial of the tail. While tails are primarily considered a feature of vertebrates, some invertebrates such as scorpions and springtails, as well as snails and slugs, have tail-like appendages that are also referred to as tails.

mouse

Noun

1. Any mammal of the many rodent families (especially Muridae) that have a small body and a long tail.
2. Such a rodent that is of the genus Mus.

Verb

1. To move cautiously or furtively, in the manner of a mouse (the rodent) (frequently used in the phrasal verb to mouse around).
2. To hunt or catch mice (the rodents), usually of cats. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}

tail

Noun

1. The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to their posterior and near the anus or cloaca.
2. An object or part of an object resembling a tail in shape, such as the thongs on a cat-o'-nine-tails; a strand of material hanging from something.

Verb

1. To hold by the end; said of a timber when it rests upon a wall or other support; with in or into
2. To swing with the stern in a certain direction; said of a vessel at anchor.