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

Example Sentences

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meadow mouse

Geographic variation in the meadow mouse in British Columbia and southeastern Alaska.

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

It might be a bird, or a meadow mouse, or maybe a plump chicken.

From The Tale of Grumpy Weasel Sleepy-Time Tales by Smith, Harry L.

The mole and the meadow mouse have very short tails.

From The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton by Burroughs, John

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 Chaffee, Allen

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

From The Thunder Bird by Bower, B. M.