Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

field mouse

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English

Syllables
field- -mouse
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small vole such as the meadow vole.

Canadian usage; American usage

noun

One of several species of mice in genus Apodemus found in Eurasia and Africa.

noun

One of several species of mice in genus Akodon found in South America.

Etymology

From Middle English feeld mous. Equivalent to field + mouse.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

field mice (plural) fieldmouse (alternative)

Phrases

long-tailed field mouse St Kilda field mouse Taiwan field mouse yellow-necked field mouse country mouse field rat

Frequently Paired Words

country mouse field rat field vole

Synonyms

fieldmouse vole

Questions

What does field mouse mean?
A small vole such as the meadow vole.
Where does field mouse come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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