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sand mice

sand mice is the plural of sand mouse.

Meaning of sand mouse

Noun

sand mouse (plural sand mice)

  1. (archaic) A jird (type of rodent).
    • THE SAND MOUSE. The sand mouse has very large cheek pouches; the head and snout inclining to be long; a sharp nose; large oval brownish ears; a short body, and white nails. The upper regions of the body are of a hoary hue […]1801, The Lady's Magazine, page 294
  2. (UK, dialectal) A bird, the dunlin or sandpiper.

Questions about sand mice

What is sand mice the plural of?
Sand mice is the plural of sand mouse.

Words near sand mice in the dictionary

  1. sand martins
  2. sand mason
  3. sand mason worm
  4. sand mason worms
  5. sand masons
  6. sand mice
  7. sand mole
  8. sand moles
  9. sand monkey
  10. sand monkeys
  11. sand motor

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