field mouse

noun

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

Nearby words

field layer, field lens, field magnet, field marshal, field mint, field mouse, field mushroom, field of fire, field of force, field of honor, field of honour

Origin of field mouse

First recorded in 1570–80

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Examples from the Web for fieldmouse

You are as demure as a fieldmouse, but I know those big eyes of yours have taken our measures by this time.
A Princess in Calico|Edith Ferguson Black
Not a sound broke the silence, for the sea-gulls had vanished with the sunshine, and not even a fieldmouse stirred in the bracken.
A Fortunate Term|Angela Brazil
The Fieldmouse money was beginning to pour into the ring, and the block men were busy with their erasers.
Old Man Curry|Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan
"'At Fieldmouse is sutny a goin' fool when 'ey bet stable money on huh," said he.
Old Man Curry|Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan

Both mice and rats are common, the former precisely resembling in appearance the English fieldmouse.
Journals Of Two Expeditions Of Discovery In North-West And Western Australia, Vol. 1 (of 2)|George Grey

British Dictionary definitions for fieldmouse

fieldmouse

/ (ˈfiːldˌmaʊs) /

noun plural -mice

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

a former name for vole 1

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