"country mouse" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: country mice [plural]
Etymology: An allusion to "The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse", one of Aesop's Fables. Head templates: {{en-noun|country mice}} country mouse (plural country mice)
  1. (figurative) A countryperson: someone with country ways. Tags: figuratively Related terms: field mouse
    Sense id: en-country_mouse-en-noun-en:someone_who_has_country_ways
  2. (Antarctica, slang) A member of support personnel who travels around, rather than remaining at the base. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-country_mouse-en-noun-en:roving_support_person__in_Antarctica Categories (other): Antarctic English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95

Inflected forms

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