fieldmouse

Other forms: fieldmice

Definitions of fieldmouse
  1. noun
    any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus inhabiting woods and fields and gardens
    synonyms: field mouse
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    types:
    Apodemus sylvaticus, European wood mouse
    nocturnal yellowish-brown mouse inhabiting woods and fields and gardens
    type of:
    mouse
    any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
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