harvest mouse
noun
an Old World field mouse, Micromys minutus, that builds a spherical nest among the stems of grains and other plants.
any of several New World mice of the genus Reithrodontomys having similar habits.
Origin of harvest mouse
First recorded in 1805–15
Words nearby harvest mouse
harvest bug,
harvest home,
harvest index,
harvest mite,
harvest moon,
harvest mouse,
harvest tick,
harvester,
harvester ant,
harvestfish,
harvestman
Example sentences from the Web for harvest mouse
The country people have an idea that the harvest-mouse is unable to cross a path which has been trod by man.
The next morning my curiosity was gratified, when I peeped out, by seeing the Harvest-mouse pay a visit to the baby mice.
The Cricket's Friends |Virginia W. JohnsonWhat is to be said of the harvest-mouse constructing its nest, or of the squirrel making cache after cache of nuts?
The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) |J. Arthur ThomsonThe harvest-mouse is not found, as a rule, near human habitations, but lives in corn-fields and pastures.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History |Theodore Wood
British Dictionary definitions for harvest mouse
harvest mouse
noun
a very small reddish-brown Eurasian mouse, Micromys minutus, inhabiting cornfields, hedgerows, etc, and feeding on grain and seeds: family Muridae
American harvest mouse any small greyish mouse of the American genus Reithrodontomys: family Cricetidae