fieldmouse

fieldmouse

(ˈfiːldˌmaʊs) n, pl -mice1. (Animals) 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, etc2. (Animals) a former name for vole¹

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fieldmouse - any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus inhabiting woods and fields and gardensfield mousemouse - 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

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