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oldfield mouse

oldfield mouse noun: peromyscus polionotus, a nocturnal rodent in the family Cricetidae, found in the southeastern United States.

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.

Synonyms of oldfield mouse

  • beach mouse
  • oldfield deermouse

Forms of oldfield mouse

pluraloldfield mice

Origin of oldfield mouse

* (Peromyscus polionotus): ? * (Thomasomys): Named for Michael Rogers Oldfield Thomas (1858 – 1929), a British zoologist.

Questions about oldfield mouse

What does oldfield mouse mean?
Oldfield mouse means peromyscus polionotus, a nocturnal rodent in the family Cricetidae, found in the southeastern United States.
What part of speech is oldfield mouse?
Oldfield mouse is a noun.
What is the plural of oldfield mouse?
The plural of oldfield mouse is oldfield mice.

Words near oldfield mouse in the dictionary

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

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