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mouse vs field mouse

field mouse vs mouse

mouse and field mouse both are nouns.

mouse is a verb but field mouse is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mouse Yes No Yes No
field mouse Yes No No No
As nouns, field mouse is a hyponym of mouse; that is, field mouse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mouse:
  • mouse: any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
  • field mouse: any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus inhabiting woods and fields and gardens
mouse (noun) field mouse (noun)
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails 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
a hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad; on the bottom of the device is a ball that rolls on the surface of the pad any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus inhabiting woods and fields and gardens
person who is quiet or timid
a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye
mouse (verb) field mouse (verb)
manipulate the mouse of a computer
to go stealthily or furtively
Difference between mouse and field mouse

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