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mice

American  
[mahys] / maɪs /

noun

  1. plural of mouse.

mice British  
/ maɪs /

noun

  1. the plural of mouse

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
mice Idioms  

  1. see best-laid plans of mice and men; when the cat's away, mice will play. Also see under mouse.

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She says that studies in mice have shown that starvation enhances the animal’s tolerance to chemotherapy doses but can’t cure the disease outright.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

The co-founders of Minicircle claim that they developed their FST-344 treatment in a garage and trialed the concoction on mice first before injecting themselves.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

In mice that lacked Rap1 in these neurons, the drug had no effect, demonstrating that Rap1 is required for metformin to activate these brain cells and regulate blood sugar.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

These mice were placed on a high-fat diet to model type 2 diabetes.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

Water is not a happy subject with us mice.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

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