harvest mouse

noun

an Old World field mouse, Micromys minutus, that builds a spherical nest among the stems of grains and other plants.

any of several New World mice of the genus Reithrodontomys having similar habits.

Origin of harvest mouse

First recorded in 1805–15

Words nearby harvest mouse

harvest home, harvest index, harvestman, harvest mite, harvest moon, harvest mouse, harvest tick, harvesttime, Harvey, Harvey Wallbanger, Harwell

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Example sentences from the Web for harvest mouse

The country people have an idea that the harvest-mouse is unable to cross a path which has been trod by man.
Notes & Queries, No. 41, Saturday, August 10, 1850|Various
The next morning my curiosity was gratified, when I peeped out, by seeing the Harvest-mouse pay a visit to the baby mice.
The Cricket's Friends|Virginia W. Johnson
What is to be said of the harvest-mouse constructing its nest, or of the squirrel making cache after cache of nuts?
The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4)|J. Arthur Thomson
The harvest-mouse is not found, as a rule, near human habitations, but lives in corn-fields and pastures.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History|Theodore Wood

British Dictionary definitions for harvest mouse

harvest mouse

noun

a very small reddish-brown Eurasian mouse, Micromys minutus, inhabiting cornfields, hedgerows, etc, and feeding on grain and seeds: family Muridae

American harvest mouse any small greyish mouse of the American genus Reithrodontomys: family Cricetidae

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单词	harvest mouse
释义	harvest mouse noun an Old World field mouse, Micromys minutus, that builds a spherical nest among the stems of grains and other plants. any of several New World mice of the genus Reithrodontomys having similar habits. Origin of harvest mouse First recorded in 1805–15 Words nearby harvest mouse harvest home, harvest index, harvestman, harvest mite, harvest moon, harvest mouse, harvest tick, harvesttime, Harvey, Harvey Wallbanger, Harwell Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for harvest mouse The country people have an idea that the harvest-mouse is unable to cross a path which has been trod by man. Notes & Queries, No. 41, Saturday, August 10, 1850\|Various The next morning my curiosity was gratified, when I peeped out, by seeing the Harvest-mouse pay a visit to the baby mice. The Cricket's Friends\|Virginia W. Johnson What is to be said of the harvest-mouse constructing its nest, or of the squirrel making cache after cache of nuts? The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4)\|J. Arthur Thomson The harvest-mouse is not found, as a rule, near human habitations, but lives in corn-fields and pastures. The Animal World, A Book of Natural History\|Theodore Wood British Dictionary definitions for harvest mouse harvest mouse noun a very small reddish-brown Eurasian mouse, Micromys minutus, inhabiting cornfields, hedgerows, etc, and feeding on grain and seeds: family Muridae American harvest mouse any small greyish mouse of the American genus Reithrodontomys: family Cricetidae 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
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