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country mice

country mice is the plural of country mouse.

Meaning of country mouse

Noun

country mouse (plural country mice)

  1. (figuratively) A countryperson; someone with country ways.
    Antonyms:
    city mouse
  2. (slang, Antarctica) A member of support personnel who travels around, rather than remaining at the base.
    • "[…] Maybe we'll run into some country mice."
      "Country mice?"
      "Some of the Mac-Town folks, out here on the ice. City mice stay at McMurdo, and country mice—"2023, J. Scott Coatsworth, Love & Limitations
    Antonyms:
    city mouse

Questions about country mice

What is country mice the plural of?
Country mice is the plural of country mouse.

Words near country mice in the dictionary

  1. country Joans
  2. country lane
  3. country lanes
  4. country merchant
  5. country merchants
  6. country mice
  7. country mile
  8. country miles
  9. country mouse
  10. country music
  11. country of origin

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