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oldfield mice

oldfield mice is the plural of oldfield mouse.

Meaning of oldfield mouse

Noun

oldfield mouse (plural oldfield mice)

  1. Peromyscus polionotus, a nocturnal rodent in the family Cricetidae, found in the southeastern United States.
    • In the wild, deer mice and oldfield mice never interbreed.2017 April 19, Carl Zimmer, “Why Are Some Mice (and People) Monogamous? A Study Points to Genes”, in The New York Times
    Synonyms:
    beach mouse, oldfield deermouse
  2. Thomasomys, a genus of rodent found in South America.

Questions about oldfield mice

What is oldfield mice the plural of?
Oldfield mice is the plural of oldfield mouse.

Words near oldfield mice in the dictionary

  1. oldfags
  2. oldfangled
  3. oldfangledness
  4. oldfashioned
  5. Oldfield
  6. oldfield mice
  7. oldfield mouse
  8. Oldfield Park
  9. Oldfields
  10. oldfieldthomasiid
  11. oldfieldthomasiids

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