fieldmouse

fieldmouse
fieldmouse fieldmouse, field mouse field mouse . 1. (Zo["o]l.) any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus {Apodemus} inhabing woods and fields and gardens. [WordNet 1.5]

2. (Zo["o]l.) any mouse inhabiting fields, as the {campagnol} and the {deer mouse}. See {Campagnol}, and {Deer mouse}. [1913 Webster]


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  • fieldmouse — 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • fieldmouse — field mouse n. Any of various small mice or voles, especially of the genus Microtus, inhabiting meadows and fields and often causing damage to crops. Also called meadow mouse. * * * …   Universalium

  • fieldmouse — field|mouse [ˈfi:ldmaus] n plural fieldmice [ maıs] a mouse that has a long tail and lives in fields …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • fieldmouse — see field mouse …   English dictionary

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  • fieldmouse — noun (C) a mouse that has a long tail and lives in fields …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • fieldmouse — /ˈfildmaʊs/ (say feeldmows) noun (plural fieldmice) any of various short tailed mice or voles inhabiting fields and meadows …  

  • Morty and Ferdie Fieldmouse — are Mickey Mouse s nephews in the fictional Mickey Mouse universe. They first appeared in Floyd Gottfredson s Mickey Mouse Sunday comic strip continuity titled Mickey s Nephews (1932). Since then they have appeared in lots of comic strips and… …   Wikipedia

  • Amelia Fieldmouse — is a character from the fictional Mickey Mouse universe. She is Mickey Mouse s sister and the mother of Morty and Ferdie Fieldmouse. The character first appeared in Morty and Ferdie s 1932 comics debut. In the English version of these comic… …   Wikipedia

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