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pocket mouse

(Encyclopedia) pocket mouse, small jumping rodent of W North America and as far south as N South America. More closely related to the squirrel than the true mouse, the pocket mouse gets its name from…

chloral hydrate

(Encyclopedia) chloral hydratechloral hydrateklōrˈəl hīˈdrāt [key], central nervous system depressant that is widely used as a hypnotic, or sleep-inducing drug. Chloral hydrate is the common…

Brewer's: Mouse

The soul or spirit was often supposed in olden times to assume a zoömorphic form, and to make its way at death through the mouth of man in a visible form, sometimes as a pigeon, sometimes…

Mouse Hunt

Director: Gore VerbinskiWriter: Adam RifkinDirector of Photography:Phedon PapamichaelEditor:Craig WoodMusic:Alan SilvestriProduction Designer:Linda DeScennaProducers:Alan Riche, Tony Ludwig…

Mickey Wright

Mickey WrightBorn: Feb. 14, 1935Golfer won 3 of 4 majors (LPGA, U.S. Open, Titleholders) in 1961; 4-time winner of both U.S. Open and LPGA titles; 82 career wins including 13 majors.Tiger…

Mickey Cochrane

Mickey CochraneBorn: Apr. 6, 1903Baseball C led Philadelphia A's (1929-30) and Detroit (1935) to 3 World Series titles; 2-time AL MVP (1928,34).Died: June 28, 1962Ty CobbA - CSebastian Coe…

Disney Characters

A timeline of character debuts Related Links Quiz: Disney Princesses Quiz: Disney Villains Hangman: Disney Characters…

Herriman, George

(Encyclopedia) Herriman, George, 1880–1944, American cartoonist, b. New Orleans into a prominent mixed-race Creole family. He created the fanciful, abstractly drawn comic strip Krazy Kat (1913–44),…

sea mouse

(Encyclopedia) sea mouse, marine worm of the genus Aphrodite with a short, broad, segmented body, found in moderately deep water. The upper, or dorsal, surface of a sea mouse bears 15 pairs of raised…