fieldmouse n 1: any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus inhabiting woods and fields and gardens [syn: {field mouse}, {fieldmouse}]
fieldmouse \fieldmouse\, field mouse \field mouse\n. 1. (Zool.) any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus {Apodemus} inhabing woods and fields and gardens. [WordNet 1.5] 2. (Zool.) any mouse inhabiting fields, as the {campagnol} and the {deer mouse}. See {Campagnol}, and {Deer mouse}. [1913 Webster]