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

Many of the first trees planted were lost the following year due to excessive rainfall, poor surface drainage, rabbit and meadow mouse damage.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950 by Northern Nut Growers Association

Luckily Miss Kitty was quite able to find something to eat, as a surprised meadow mouse soon discovered.p.

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

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

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

The Marsh Hawk quarters low over the fields turning sharply here and there to follow the course of a meadow mouse in the grass forest below.

From What Bird is That? A Pocket Museum of the Land Birds of the Eastern United States Arranged According to Season by Chapman, Frank M.

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 Smith, Harry L.