noun
any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus inhabiting woods and fields and gardens
• Syn: ↑field mouse
• Hypernyms: ↑mouse
• Hyponyms: ↑European wood mouse, ↑Apodemus sylvaticus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Apodemus, ↑genus Apodemus
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fieldˈmouse or fieldˈvole noun
A name for various species of mouse and vole that live in the fields
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Main Entry: ↑field
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fieldmouse UK [ˈfiːldˌmaʊs] US [ˈfildˌmaʊs] noun [countable] [singular fieldmouse plural fieldmice [ˈfiːldˌmaɪs] [ˈfildˌmaɪs]]
a type of mouse with a long tail that lives mainly in fields
Thesaurus: animals found on more than one continenthyponym
Useful english dictionary. 2012.