field_mouse | ||
1. | [ noun ] (zoology) 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 meadows | |
Synonyms: | vole | |
Related terms: | wood_rat meadow_vole red-backed_mouse water_vole prairie_vole water_vole pine_vole phenacomys grasshopper_mouse | |
2. | [ noun ] (zoology) any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus inhabiting woods and fields and gardens | |
Synonyms: | fieldmouse | |
Related terms: | mouse European_wood_mouse Apodemus | |
Similar spelling: |
fieldmouse field_maple field_magnet field_mustard field_tent field_mint field_mind field_mushroom field_marigold fieldhand field_marshal |