field mouse

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field mouse

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From Middle English feeld mous. Equivalent to field + mouse.

noun field mice · fieldmouse

  1. Canada, US A small vole such as the meadow vole.
  2. One of several species of mice in genus Apodemus found in Eurasia and Africa.
  3. One of several species of mice in genus Akodon found in South America.

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noun small vole

中文田鼠 tiánshǔ

noun Apodemus

中文姬鼠 jīshǔ
Françaismulot, souris des bois
DeutschFeldmaus, Waldmaus
Italianotopo selvatico
Ελληνικάσταχτοποντικός stachtopontikós

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@misc{field_mouse_2026,
  title = {field mouse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/field%20mouse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}