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

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Example Sentences

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meadow mouse

Often she had surprised a meadow mouse in just that way.

From The Tale of Miss Kitty Cat Slumber-Town Tales by Harry L. Smith

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 Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess

Alcorn found the long-tailed meadow mouse in widely separated areas.

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

Short-tailed Shrew.—Common in swamps, woodlands, and even in meadows, where it has its own runways and also uses those of the meadow mouse, on which it largely feeds.

From The Mammals of Washtenaw County, Michigan Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, No. 123 by Norman Wood

It did not soothe Henry Hawk's feelings to find that the meadow mouse had vanished at the same time.

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

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