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field mouse vs Microtus pennsylvaticus

Microtus pennsylvaticus vs field mouse

field mouse and Microtus pennsylvaticus both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
field mouse Yes No No No
Microtus pennsylvaticus Yes No No No
As nouns, Microtus pennsylvaticus is a hyponym of field mouse; that is, Microtus pennsylvaticus 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 pennsylvaticus: widely distributed in grasslands of northern United States and Canada
field mouse (noun) Microtus pennsylvaticus (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 widely distributed in grasslands of northern United States and Canada
any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus inhabiting woods and fields and gardens
Difference between field mouse and Microtus pennsylvaticus

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