meadow mouse

American  

noun

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

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meadow mouse British  

noun

1. another name for vole 1

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Etymology

Origin of meadow mouse

First recorded in 1795–1805

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Example Sentences

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meadow mouse

It is the tunnel of the meadow mouse.

From Some Winter Days in Iowa by Frederick John Lazell

Alcorn found the long-tailed meadow mouse in widely separated areas.

From Mammals taken Along the Alaska Highway by Rollin H. (Rollin Harold) Baker

They swooped like a hawk that has seen a meadow mouse amongst the grass.

From The Thunder Bird by B. M. Bower

Frisky was sitting on his haunches a few days later in the midst of the now deserted hay field, listening for the squeak of a meadow mouse, when something made him prick up his ears.

From The Adventures of Fleetfoot and Her Fawns by Allen Chaffee

Often she had surprised a meadow mouse in just that way.

From The Tale of Miss Kitty Cat Slumber-Town Tales by Harry L. Smith

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