meadow mouse

noun

1. any of numerous short-tailed rodents of the genus Microtus and allied genera, chiefly of fields and meadows in the temperate Northern Hemisphere.

meadow mouse

noun

1. See vole
   another name for vole 1

Word History and Origins

Origin of meadow mouse¹

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

And Mr. Meadow Mouse often remarked that it had more halls than any other dwelling he had ever seen.

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Some of those halls that Mr. Meadow Mouse mentioned ran right out beneath the surface of the garden.

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Mr. Meadow Mouse repeated, as if he wanted to be sure there was no misunderstanding about it.

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Grandfather Mole demanded of Mr. Meadow Mouse, almost as soon as he had stepped just outside the shade of the toadstool.

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And when he had made his promise to Mr. Meadow Mouse he had had no idea that it was going to rain so soon.

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