skogmus

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From skog (“forest”) +‎ mus (“mouse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²skuːɡˌmʉːs/

Noun

skogmus f (definite singular skogmusa, indefinite plural skogmus or skogmyser, definite plural skogmusene or skogmysene)

1. a wood mouse, either of the two closely related species Apodemus flavicollis (yellow-necked mouse) or Apodemus sylvaticus (true wood mouse)

Derived terms

• småskogmus
• storskogmus

References

• “skogmus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.