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woodmouse

woodmouse is the alternative spelling of wood mouse.

Meaning of wood mouse

Noun

wood mouse (plural wood mice)

  1. A European rodent, Apodemus sylvaticus, that tends to live in hedgerows.
  2. (US) The white-footed mouse of America.

Forms of woodmouse

pluralwoodmice

Origin of woodmouse

From wood + mouse.

Questions about woodmouse

What is woodmouse the alternative spelling of?
Woodmouse is the alternative spelling of wood mouse.

Words near woodmouse in the dictionary

  1. woodmonger
  2. woodmongers
  3. Woodmont
  4. woodmote
  5. woodmotes
  6. woodmouse
  7. Woodnesborough
  8. woodness
  9. woodnote
  10. woodnotes
  11. Woodnutt

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