vole
nounHow to pronounce vole:
Definition of vole:
- vole (noun):
- noun. any of various small mouselike rodents of the family Cricetidae (especially of genus Microtus) having a stout short-tailed body and inconspicuous ears and inhabiting fields or meadows.
- any of various small rodents (microtus and related genera) that typically have a stout body, rather blunt nose, and short ears, inhabit both moist meadows and dry uplands and do much damage to crops, and are closely related to muskrats and lemmings
Synonyms for vole:
arvicola amphibius
field mouse
meadow mouse
meadow vole
microtus ochrogaster
microtus pennsylvaticus
microtus richardsoni
phenacomys
pine mouse
pine vole
pitymys pinetorum
prairie vole
red-backed mouse
redback vole
richardson vole
water rat
water vole
wood rat
wood-rat
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