Meaning of VOLE
| Pronunciation: | | vowl
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| | Definition: | | [n] 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 |
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| | Synonyms: | | field mouse |
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| | See Also: | | Arvicola amphibius, grasshopper mouse, meadow mouse, meadow vole, Microtus ochrogaster, Microtus pennsylvaticus, Microtus richardsoni, phenacomys, pine mouse, pine vole, Pitymys pinetorum, prairie vole, redback vole, red-backed mouse, Richardson vole, water rat, water vole, wood rat, woodrat | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Vole\, n. [F.]
A deal at cards that draws all the tricks. --Swift.
\Vole\, v. i. (Card Playing)
To win all the tricks by a vole. --Pope.
\Vole\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous species of micelike rodents belonging to
{Arvicola} and allied genera of the subfamily
{Arvicolin[ae]}. They have a thick head, short ears, and a
short hairy tail.
Note: The water vole, or water rat, of Europe ({Arvicola
amphibius}) is a common large aquatic species. The
short-tailed field vole ({A. agrestis}) of Northern and
Central Europe, and Asia, the Southern field vole ({A.
arvalis}), and the Siberian root vole ({A.
[oe]conomus}), are important European species. The
common species of the Eastern United States ({A.
riparius}) (called also {meadow mouse}) and the prairie
mouse ({A. austerus}) are abundant, and often injurious
to vegetation. Other species are found in Canada.
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