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water vole
n
(Animals) a large amphibious vole, Arvicola terrestris, of Eurasian river banks: family Cricetidae. Also called: water rat
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Noun | 1. | ![]() field mouse, vole - 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 Arvicola, genus Arvicola - in some classifications considered synonymous with Microtus |
2. | ![]() field mouse, vole - 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 genus Microtus, Microtus - voles of the northern hemisphere |
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