tree mouse
nounDefinition of tree mouse
1
: any of numerous small arboreal myomorph rodents: such as
a
: any African long-clawed murid of Dendromus or related genera
b
: either of two cricetids of western North America that are congeneric with the lemming mice
c
: any of a genus (Vandeleuria) of tropical eastern Asian climbing murids with very long tails and the great toe of the hind foot opposable and resembling a thumb