Apodemus

noun

Ap·​o·​de·​mus

ˌapəˈdēməs

: a genus consisting of the Old World field mice

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek apodēmos abroad, from apodēmein to go abroad, be abroad, from apo- + dēmos country, people

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