woodmouse
Small woodland creature
A woodmouse is a small brownish rodent common in European woodlands and fields, also called the long-tailed field mouse.
It has large ears, prominent eyes, and a tail nearly as long as its body.
Woodmice are nocturnal, feeding on seeds, nuts, and insects: A woodmouse had been raiding the bird feeder.
Persistent biting action
- whiskersFacial sensory hairs
- tailRear animal appendage
- incisorsFront cutting teeth
- furryCovered in soft hair
scurry · mammal · warm-blooded · vertebrate · chew · quadruped · breeding · litter
Plant embryos in casings
hoarding · cache · scavenging · gathering · insects · earthworms · fungi · browsing
Dense low forest vegetation
- hedgerowLinear shrub boundary
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
- nestingMaking a dwelling
- deciduousSheds foliage seasonally
thicket · meadow · grassland · copse · bramble · scrubland · den · tunnel
Dark hours between dusk and dawn
- darknessTotal absence of light
- moonlightReflected solar radiance, nocturnal
- twilightLight after sunset
- duskDimming after sundown
crepuscular · nightfall · gloaming · starlight · midnight · dawn · evening · whiskers
Reserved and retiring
- secretiveInclined to conceal
- camouflagedVisually hidden by coloring
- hiddenKept out of sight
- furtiveSecretive and sly
wary · alert · fleeing · cryptic · quick · darting · vigilant · escape
Extremely small in size
- brownDark earth tone
- golden-brownWarm amber hue
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
agile · dexterous · compact · petite · diminutive
gnawing
Persistent biting action
furry · scurry · mammal · warm-blooded · vertebrate · chew · quadruped · breeding · litter · gestation
seeds
Plant embryos in casings
nibbling · hoarding · cache · scavenging · gathering · insects · earthworms · fungi · browsing · larder
underbrush
Dense low forest vegetation
deciduous · thicket · meadow · grassland · copse · bramble · scrubland · den · tunnel · shelter
nighttime
Dark hours between dusk and dawn
- darknessTotal absence of light
- moonlightReflected solar radiance, nocturnal
- twilightLight after sunset
dusk · crepuscular · nightfall · gloaming · starlight · midnight · dawn · evening · whiskers
shy
Reserved and retiring
- secretiveInclined to conceal
- camouflagedVisually hidden by coloring
- hiddenKept out of sight
furtive · wary · alert · fleeing · cryptic · quick · darting · vigilant · escape · bolt-hole
tiny
Extremely small in size
- brownDark earth tone
- golden-brownWarm amber hue
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
lightweight · agile · dexterous · compact · petite · diminutive
woodmousehouse mouse
Dwelling-adapted small rodent
pet mouse · laboratory mouse · lab mouse · fancy mouse · house rat
woodmouseelephant
Tusked gray giant
whale · blue whale · hippopotamus · rhinoceros · moose
wood, wooden, mouse, woodland, mousy, mousetrap, mousey, mouser, mouselike