field mouse

noun

any of various short-tailed mice or voles inhabiting fields and meadows.

Origin of field mouse

First recorded in 1570–80

Words nearby field mouse

field layer, field lens, field magnet, field marshal, field mint, field mouse, field officer, field of fire, field of force, field of honor, field of honour

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Example sentences from the Web for field mouse

Not suspecting anything, the field-mouse did as she was told and went up to the cat.
Rumanian Bird and Beast Stories|Anonymous
He unbent so far as to take her to the stable and show her a field-mouse he had caught and was keeping in a cardboard box.
Just William|Richmal Crompton
How much richer life the poet lives who can sympathize with the field-mouse, like Burns!
Every Man His Own University|Russell H. Conwell
Why do we find in the hole of the field-mouse enough acorns to keep him until the following summer?
Evolution, Old & New|Samuel Butler

The Field-mouse is by no means an exception to the general rule, but produces as many young in a season as any of the Mice.
Bible Animals;|J. G. Wood

British Dictionary definitions for field mouse

fieldmouse

/ (ˈfiːldˌmaʊs) /

noun plural -mice

any nocturnal mouse of the genus Apodemus, inhabiting woods, fields, and gardens of the Old World: family Muridae . They have yellowish-brown fur and feed on fruit, vegetables, seeds, etc

a former name for vole 1

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单词	field mouse
释义	field mouse noun any of various short-tailed mice or voles inhabiting fields and meadows. Origin of field mouse First recorded in 1570–80 Words nearby field mouse field layer, field lens, field magnet, field marshal, field mint, field mouse, field officer, field of fire, field of force, field of honor, field of honour Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for field mouse Not suspecting anything, the field-mouse did as she was told and went up to the cat. Rumanian Bird and Beast Stories\|Anonymous He unbent so far as to take her to the stable and show her a field-mouse he had caught and was keeping in a cardboard box. Just William\|Richmal Crompton How much richer life the poet lives who can sympathize with the field-mouse, like Burns! Every Man His Own University\|Russell H. Conwell Why do we find in the hole of the field-mouse enough acorns to keep him until the following summer? Evolution, Old & New\|Samuel Butler The Field-mouse is by no means an exception to the general rule, but produces as many young in a season as any of the Mice. Bible Animals;\|J. G. Wood British Dictionary definitions for field mouse fieldmouse / (ˈfiːldˌmaʊs) / noun plural -mice any nocturnal mouse of the genus Apodemus, inhabiting woods, fields, and gardens of the Old World: family Muridae . They have yellowish-brown fur and feed on fruit, vegetables, seeds, etc a former 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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