Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oldfield mouse

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables: old-field- -mouse
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Peromyscus polionotus, a nocturnal rodent in the family Cricetidae, found in the southeastern United States.

noun

Thomasomys, a genus of rodent found in South America.

Example Sentences

"In the wild, deer mice and oldfield mice never interbreed."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

oldfield mice (plural)

Synonyms

beach mouse oldfield deermouse

Questions

What does oldfield mouse mean?: Peromyscus polionotus, a nocturnal rodent in the family Cricetidae, found in the southeastern United States.
Where does oldfield mouse come from?: * (Peromyscus polionotus): ? * (Thomasomys): Named for Michael Rogers Oldfield Thomas (1858 – 1929), a British zoologist.

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