Campagnol

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Campagnol \Cam`pa`gnol"\, n. [F., fr. campagne field.] (Zool.)
     A mouse ({Arvicala agrestis}), called also {meadow mouse},
     which often does great damage in fields and gardens, by
     feeding on roots and seeds.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]