Definitions for: Vole


[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



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: field mouse

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

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