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field mouse

field mouse noun: a small vole such as the meadow vole.

field mouse: a small vole such as the meadow vole
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Noun

field mouse (plural field mice)

  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.

field mouse meaning in Tamil

field mouse in Tamil

வயல் எலி, வயலெலி

Forms of field mouse

pluralfield mice
alternative formfieldmouse

Origin of field mouse

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

Words formed from field mouse

Questions about field mouse

What does field mouse mean?
Field mouse means a small vole such as the meadow vole.
What is field mouse in Tamil?
Field mouse in Tamil is வயல் எலி, வயலெலி. See Field mouse meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is field mouse?
Field mouse is a noun.
What is the plural of field mouse?
The plural of field mouse is field mice.

Words near field mouse in the dictionary

  1. field meeting
  2. field meetings
  3. field meets
  4. field mice
  5. field mint
  6. field mouse
  7. field mushroom
  8. field mushrooms
  9. field music
  10. field nigger
  11. field niggers

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