field mouse

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of field mouse¹

First recorded in 1570–80

Example Sentences

He doubted even the field mice would be interested in it.

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They then used an automatic camera to record the foraging behavior of field mice in different forest environments and in different seasons.

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Timber props supporting the roof shudder as Russian artillery lands in the near distance, and field mice scurry along duck boards.

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“When we have electricity, we are alive. With no electricity, we will freeze like field mice.”

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Someone may have been watching us — a dusky shrew, a field mouse, a rubber boa — but it felt like we were alone with the world to ourselves.

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