harvest mouse

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noun

an Old World field mouse, Micromys minutus, that builds a spherical nest among the stems of grains and other plants.

any of several New World mice of the genus Reithrodontomys having similar habits.

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Origin of harvest mouse

First recorded in 1805–15

Words nearby harvest mouse

harvest home, harvest index, harvestman, harvest mite, harvest moon, harvest mouse, harvest tick, harvesttime, Harvey, Harvey Wallbanger, Harwell

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How to use harvest mouse in a sentence

A case containing living specimens of the smallest British Mammal, the harvest mouse.
Makers of British Botany; a collection of biographies by living botanists|Various
Geographic variation in the harvest mouse Reithrodontomys megalotis on the central Great Plains and in adjacent regions.
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacn, Mxico|William E. Duellman
Many a foolish bewildered vole he caught, but never a harvest mouse.
"Wee Tim'rous Beasties"|Douglas English
The western harvest mouse was taken commonly in stands of tall grasses and forbs, particularly along roadways and fencerows.
Mammals of Northwestern South Dakota|Kenneth W. Andersen

A full-grown harvest-mouse is seldom more than four and a half inches long, of which almost one half is occupied by the tail.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History|Theodore Wood

British Dictionary definitions for harvest mouse

harvest mouse

noun

a very small reddish-brown Eurasian mouse, Micromys minutus, inhabiting cornfields, hedgerows, etc, and feeding on grain and seeds: family Muridae

American harvest mouse any small greyish mouse of the American genus Reithrodontomys: family Cricetidae

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