Akademik

Apodemus

noun

Old World field mice

• Syn: ↑genus Apodemus

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Muridae, ↑family Muridae

• Member Meronyms: ↑field mouse, ↑fieldmouse, ↑European wood mouse, ↑Apodemus sylvaticus

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\\ˌapəˈdēməs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek apodēmos abroad, from apodēmein to go abroad, be abroad, from apo- + dēmos country, people — more at democracy

: a genus consisting of the Old World field mice

Useful english dictionary. 2012.