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ˈwater-mouse
1. The water-vole, Arvicola amphibius.
c1475Pict. Voc. in Wr.-Wülcker 760/11 Hic gurrex [read surrex = sorex], a watermowse. 1601Holland Pliny ii. ciii. I. 45 In Stymphalis of Arcadia, there breed..little water⁓myce [L. aquatiles musculi], or small Limpins. 1653Walton Angler v. 127 If the night be dark..he [the trout] lies boldly neer the top of the water, watching the motion of any Frog or Water-mouse, or Rat betwixt him and the skie. 1707Mortimer Husb. 227 Bitterns, Herons,..Water-Rats, Water-Mice, Otters, &c. are very great Enemies to Fish. 1819Edin. Mag. June 505 Arvicola aquatica. Water Campagnol..E. Water Rat. S. Water Mouse, or Ratten.
2. Austral. A rodent of the genus Hydromys or the family Hydromyidæ.
c1880Sooty water-mouse [see sooty a. 1 c]. |