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

Pretty soon the willful little Breeze heard Hooty the Owl out hunting for a meadow mouse for his dinner.

From Old Mother West Wind by Burgess, Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo)

These mountainous areas include the habitat that is most suitable for the montane meadow mouse.

From Subspeciation in the Meadow Mouse, Microtus montanus, in Wyoming and Colorado by Anderson, Sydney

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)

The Pennsylvania meadow mouse is an abundant mammal along the Alaska Highway.

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

It is the tunnel of the meadow mouse.

From Some Winter Days in Iowa by Lazell, Frederick John