Noun: harvest mouse
- Small reddish-brown Eurasian mouse inhabiting e.g. cornfields
"Harvest mice build spherical nests among tall grasses";
- Micromys minutus
- Any of several small greyish New World mice inhabiting e.g. grain fields
"Harvest mice can climb vertical stalks of grain"; "American harvest mice can climb vertical stalks of grain";
- American harvest mouse
Derived forms: harvest mice
Type of: mouse, New World mouse
Part of: genus Micromys, genus Reithrodontomys, Micromys, Reithrodontomys
Encyclopedia: Harvest mouse