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field mouse vs Microtus ochrogaster

Microtus ochrogaster vs field mouse

field mouse and Microtus ochrogaster both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
field mouse Yes No No No
Microtus ochrogaster Yes No No No
As nouns, Microtus ochrogaster is a hyponym of field mouse; that is, Microtus ochrogaster is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than field mouse:
  • field mouse: 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
  • Microtus ochrogaster: typical vole of the extended prairie region of central United States and southern Canada
field mouse (noun) Microtus ochrogaster (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 typical vole of the extended prairie region of central United States and southern Canada
any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus inhabiting woods and fields and gardens
Difference between field mouse and Microtus ochrogaster

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