water mouse

water mouse
noun
Etymology: Middle English watermowse, from water + mous, mowse mouse — more at mouse
: any of several relatively small and somewhat aquatic rodents: as

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water mouse noun
1. The water vole
2. Any mouse of the genus Hydromys (Aust)
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water mouse,
an Australian murine rodent.

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