Apodemus

noun
Ap·​o·​de·​mus | \ ˌapəˈdēməs\

Definition of Apodemus

: a genus consisting of the Old World field mice

History and Etymology for Apodemus

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

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