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field mouse
field mousen. Any of various small mice or voles, especially of the North American genus Microtus or the Eurasian genus Apodemus, inhabiting meadows and fields and often causing damage to crops. Also called meadow mouse.field′ mouse` n. any of various mice or voles inhabiting fields and meadows. [1570–80] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | field mouse - any of various small mouselike rodents of the family Cricetidae (especially of genus Microtus) having a stout short-tailed body and inconspicuous ears and inhabiting fields or meadowsvolegrasshopper mouse - insectivorous mouse of western North Americawood rat, wood-rat - any of various small short-tailed rodents of the northern hemisphere having soft fur grey above and white below with furred tails and large ears; some are hosts for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)pine mouse, pine vole, Pitymys pinetorum - short-tailed glossy-furred burrowing vole of the eastern United Statesmeadow mouse, meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvaticus - widely distributed in grasslands of northern United States and CanadaMicrotus richardsoni, Richardson vole, water vole - of western North AmericaMicrotus ochrogaster, prairie vole - typical vole of the extended prairie region of central United States and southern CanadaArvicola amphibius, water vole, water rat - common large Eurasian voleredback vole, red-backed mouse - any of several voles of mountainous regions of Eurasia and Americaphenacomys - any of several vole-like terrestrial or arboreal rodents of cold forested regions of Canada and western United States | | 2. | field mouse - any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus inhabiting woods and fields and gardensfieldmousemouse - any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tailsApodemus, genus Apodemus - Old World field miceApodemus sylvaticus, European wood mouse - nocturnal yellowish-brown mouse inhabiting woods and fields and gardens | Translationsfield mouse
field mouse: see mousemouse, name applied to numerous species of small rodents, often having soft gray or brown fur, long hairless tails, and large ears. The chief distinction between these animals and the variety of rodents called rats is in size: mice are usually smaller. ..... Click the link for more information. ; volevole, name for a large number of mouselike rodents, related to the lemmings. Most range in length from 3 1-2 to 7 in. (9–18 cm) and have rounded bodies with gray or brown coats, blunt muzzles, small ears concealed in the long fur, and short tails. ..... Click the link for more information. .field mousewireless mouseFinancialSeemousefield mouse
Synonyms for field mousenoun any of various small mouselike rodents of the family Cricetidae (especially of genus Microtus) having a stout short-tailed body and inconspicuous ears and inhabiting fields or meadowsSynonymsRelated Words- grasshopper mouse
- wood rat
- wood-rat
- pine mouse
- pine vole
- Pitymys pinetorum
- meadow mouse
- meadow vole
- Microtus pennsylvaticus
- Microtus richardsoni
- Richardson vole
- water vole
- Microtus ochrogaster
- prairie vole
- Arvicola amphibius
- water rat
- redback vole
- red-backed mouse
- phenacomys
noun any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus inhabiting woods and fields and gardensSynonymsRelated Words- mouse
- Apodemus
- genus Apodemus
- Apodemus sylvaticus
- European wood mouse
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