Noun

sand mouse (plural sand mice)Category:English lemmas#SANDMOUSECategory:English nouns#SANDMOUSECategory:English countable nouns#SANDMOUSECategory:English multiword terms#SANDMOUSECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#SANDMOUSECategory:Pages with entries#SAND%20MOUSECategory:Pages with 1 entry#SAND%20MOUSE

1. (archaicCategory:English terms with archaic senses#SANDMOUSE) 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 […]

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2. (UKCategory:British English#SANDMOUSE, dialectCategory:English dialectal terms#SANDMOUSE) A bird, the dunlin or sandpiper.