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field mouse vs European wood mouse

European wood mouse vs field mouse

field mouse and European wood mouse both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
field mouse Yes No No No
European wood mouse Yes No No No
As nouns, European wood mouse is a hyponym of field mouse; that is, European wood mouse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than field mouse:
  • field mouse: any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus inhabiting woods and fields and gardens
  • European wood mouse: nocturnal yellowish-brown mouse inhabiting woods and fields and gardens
Other hyponyms of field mouse include Apodemus sylvaticus.
field mouse (noun) European wood mouse (noun)
any of various small mouselike rodents of the family Cricetidae (especially of genus Microtus) having a stout short-tailed body and inconspicuous ears and inhabiting fields or meadows nocturnal yellowish-brown mouse inhabiting woods and fields and gardens
any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus inhabiting woods and fields and gardens
Difference between field mouse and European wood mouse

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