meadow mouse

noun

any of numerous short-tailed rodents of the genus Microtus and allied genera, chiefly of fields and meadows in the temperate Northern Hemisphere.

Also called meadow vole.

Origin of meadow mouse

First recorded in 1795–1805

Words nearby meadow mouse

meadow fescue, meadow grass, meadowland, meadowlark, meadow lily, meadow mouse, meadow mushroom, meadow nematode, meadow parsnip, meadow pipit, meadow rue

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Example sentences from the Web for meadow mouse

Good Father Meadow-Mouse then covered him up carefully with the very warmest blanket from his own bed.
Grasshopper Green and the Meadow Mice|John Rae
The meadow-mouse is very destructive to young trees, under cover of snow.
Soil Culture|J. H. Walden
Oh, how the little Meadow-Mouse Children enjoyed dancing lessons!
Grasshopper Green and the Meadow Mice|John Rae
Father Meadow-Mouse would every now and then blow his nose and exclaim, "Well, singe my whiskers and twist my tail!"
Grasshopper Green and the Meadow Mice|John Rae

No more does the mole who suffers for the sins of the meadow-mouse.
In the Open|Stanton Davis Kirkham

British Dictionary definitions for meadow mouse

meadow mouse

noun

US another name for vole 1

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单词	meadow mouse
释义	meadow mouse noun any of numerous short-tailed rodents of the genus Microtus and allied genera, chiefly of fields and meadows in the temperate Northern Hemisphere. Also called meadow vole. Origin of meadow mouse First recorded in 1795–1805 Words nearby meadow mouse meadow fescue, meadow grass, meadowland, meadowlark, meadow lily, meadow mouse, meadow mushroom, meadow nematode, meadow parsnip, meadow pipit, meadow rue Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for meadow mouse Good Father Meadow-Mouse then covered him up carefully with the very warmest blanket from his own bed. Grasshopper Green and the Meadow Mice\|John Rae The meadow-mouse is very destructive to young trees, under cover of snow. Soil Culture\|J. H. Walden Oh, how the little Meadow-Mouse Children enjoyed dancing lessons! Grasshopper Green and the Meadow Mice\|John Rae Father Meadow-Mouse would every now and then blow his nose and exclaim, "Well, singe my whiskers and twist my tail!" Grasshopper Green and the Meadow Mice\|John Rae No more does the mole who suffers for the sins of the meadow-mouse. In the Open\|Stanton Davis Kirkham British Dictionary definitions for meadow mouse meadow mouse noun US another name for vole 1 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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