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harvest mouse
A very small species of mouse (Mus messorius, or Micromys minutus), which builds its nest in the stalks of growing grain; it is the smallest of British quadrupeds, being just over 2 inches in length.
1812Pennant's Zool. I. 149 heading, Harvest Mouse. 1839Penny Cycl. XV. 505/1 The Harvest Mouse. White, of Selborne, who suggests the name of Mus minimus, appears to be the first who drew the attention of naturalists to this the smallest of British quadrupeds. 1849Sk. Nat. Hist., Mammalia IV. 67 The harvest mouse is insectivorous as well as granivorous. |