1. Any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus inhabiting woods and fields and gardens
   "The wood mouse is a type of fieldmouse common in European forests";
   - field mouse

1. 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
   "Bank field mice are common in woodland areas across Europe";
   - vole

Derived forms: field mice, fieldmice

Type of: mouse, wood rat, woodrat

Part of: Apodemus, genus Apodemus

Encyclopedia: Fieldmouse