fieldmouse
- noun
- /ˈfiːldˌmaʊs/
- UK
:
ratón de campo
- After dusk, a fieldmouse crept out of its burrow to forage in the garden.
Examples
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The fieldmouse scurried quickly through the tall grass, searching for seeds to eat.
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Owls often hunt for fieldmice at the edge of woods.
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The fieldmouse scurried across the garden.
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I saw a fieldmouse hiding in the grass.
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After dusk, a fieldmouse crept out of its burrow to forage in the garden.
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The fieldmouse scurried quickly through the tall grass, searching for seeds to eat.
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Owls often hunt for fieldmice at the edge of woods.
Synonyms
4
2.1
A small wild mouse that lives in fields or meadows
1
4.5
A small furry animal with a long tail that lives in woods
A small brown mouse that lives in woods and gardens and is active at night
A small brown mouse that is active at night and lives in woods and gardens in Europe
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word fieldmouse comes from joining field ('open land') and mouse ('small animal'). So it literally means a mouse that lives in fields, which is why it names the small, shy mice found in woods, fields, and gardens.