oldfield mouse

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Noun

oldfield mouse (plural oldfield mice)

  1. Peromyscus polionotus, a nocturnal rodent in the family Cricetidae, found in the southeastern United States.
    • 2017 April 19, Carl Zimmer, “Why Are Some Mice (and People) Monogamous? A Study Points to Genes”, in The New York Times:
      In the wild, deer mice and oldfield mice never interbreed.
  2. Thomasomys, a genus of rodent found in South America.

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