fieldmouse
Britishnoun
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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
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a former name for vole 1
Example Sentences
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In "Tinsel", Robertson urges us to "Tune to the frequency of the wood and you'll hear / the deer, breathing; a muscle, tensing; the sigh / of a fieldmouse under an owl".
From The Guardian • Jan. 1, 2011
“Ah, the young fieldmouse with the magic soup! Nice to see you, Cornflower. It gets lonely up this end where there’s no action.”
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
Groups of fieldmouse archers nocked thistledown shafts to the strings of their longbows.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
Entering the Abbey, the party stopped to make way for a pretty little fieldmouse bearing a tray.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
“What do you suppose your mum and Basil are up to, Sam?” asked the young fieldmouse, whose curiosity was aroused.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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