sand mouse

English

Noun

sand mouse (plural sand mice)

  1. (archaic) A jird (type of rodent).
    • 1801, The Lady's Magazine, page 294:
      THE SAND MOUSE. The sand mouse has very large cheek pouches; the head and snout inclining to be long; a sharp nose; large oval brownish ears; a short body, and white nails. The upper regions of the body are of a hoary hue […]
  2. (UK, dialect) A bird, the dunlin or sandpiper.
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