fieldmouse

Other forms: fieldmice

Definitions of fieldmouse

1. noun

   any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus inhabiting woods and fields and gardens
   synonyms: field mouse

   types:

   Apodemus sylvaticus, European wood mouse

   nocturnal yellowish-brown mouse inhabiting woods and fields and gardens

   type of:

   mouse

   any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails