Field Mouse (Noun)
Meaning 1
Any of various small mouselike rodents of the family Cricetidae (especially of genus Microtus) having a stout short-tailed body and inconspicuous ears and inhabiting fields or meadows.
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Nouns denoting animals.
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Meaning 2
Any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus inhabiting woods and fields and gardens.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The field mouse scurried across the garden path, its tiny heart beating rapidly as it searched for seeds to eat.
- In the dead of night, the field mouse ventured out of its hiding place to forage for food in the nearby woods.
- The field mouse's large eyes shone brightly in the dark as it navigated through the dense underbrush with ease.
- A field mouse had made its home in the old stone wall that surrounded the garden, emerging at dusk to hunt for insects.
- The field mouse's agility allowed it to dodge the swooping owl's talons and escape into the safety of a nearby thicket.