field mouse
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(noun) any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus inhabiting woods and fields and gardens |
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Synonyms: fieldmouse |
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Related Words: Apodemus sylvaticus, European wood mouse, mouse |
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(noun) any of various small mouselike rodents of the family Cricetidae esp. of genus Microtus having a stout short-tailed body and inconspicuous ears and inhabiting fields or meadows |
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Synonyms: vole |
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Related Words: Arvicola amphibius, Microtus ochrogaster, Microtus pennsylvaticus, Microtus richardsoni, Pitymys pinetorum, Richardson vole, grasshopper mouse, meadow mouse, meadow vole, phenacomys, pine mouse, pine vole, prairie vole, red-backed mouse, redback vole, water rat, water vole, wood rat, woodrat |
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