harvest mouse

noun

Micromys minutus, a species of the sub-family Murinae (Old World rats and mice).

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American harvest mouseMicromys minutus
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Meanings

nounharvest mouse (plural harvest mice)

plural harvest mice

  1. Micromys minutus, a species of the sub-family Murinae (Old World rats and mice).
  2. A New World mouse of the genus Reithrodontomys.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of several small greyish New World mice inhabiting e.g. grain fields

Similar
American harvest mouse
Broader
New World mouse

nounsmall reddish-brown Eurasian mouse inhabiting e.g. cornfields

Similar
Micromys minutus
Broader
mouse

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Coined by Thomas Pennant, after discovery by Gilbert White (1767); it is first named the Less long-tailed Field Mouse, and finally the harvest mouse (1776).

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Translations

Basque uzta-sagu
  • uzta-saguMicromys minutus
Bulgarian оризищна мишка
  • оризищна мишка (orizištna miška)Micromys minutus
Catalan ratolí de les collites, ratolí espiguer
  • ratolí de les collitesMicromys minutus
  • ratolí espiguerMicromys minutus
Danish dværgmus
  • dværgmusMicromys minutus
Dutch dwergmuis, oogstmuis
  • dwergmuisMicromys minutus
  • oogstmuisMicromys minutus
Finnish vaivaishiiri, hiirunen
  • vaivaishiiriMicromys minutus
  • hiirunenmouse of the genus Reithrodontomys
French rat des moissons, souris des moissons
  • rat des moissonsMicromys minutus
  • souris des moissonsMicromys minutus
  • souris naineMicromys minutus
  • souris des moissons d'Amériquemouse of the genus Reithrodontomys
German Eurasische Zwergmaus
  • Eurasische ZwergmausMicromys minutus
Hebrew עכברון הקמה
  • עכברון הקמה (akhbarón hakamá)Micromys minutus
Hungarian törpeegér
  • törpeegérMicromys minutus
Irish luch fhómhair
  • luch fhómhairMicromys minutus
Italian topolino delle risaie
  • topolino delle risaieMicromys minutus
Japanese 萱鼠
  • 萱鼠 (kayanezumi)Micromys minutus
Korean 멧밭쥐
  • 멧밭쥐 (metbatjwi)Micromys minutus
Latvian pundurpele
  • pundurpeleMicromys minutus
Polish badylarka
  • badylarkaMicromys minutus
Russian мышь-малю́тка, боло́тный хомячо́к
  • мышь-малю́тка (myšʹ-maljútka)Micromys minutus
  • боло́тный хомячо́к (bolótnyj xomjačók)mouse of the genus Reithrodontomys
Swedish dvärgmus
  • dvärgmusMicromys minutus
Ukrainian мишка лучна
  • мишка лучна (myška lučna)Micromys minutus
Welsh llygoden yr ŷd
  • llygoden yr ŷdMicromys minutus
Cite this entry
APA

harvest mouse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harvest%20mouse

MLA

“harvest mouse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harvest%20mouse. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “harvest mouse,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harvest%20mouse.

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