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prairie vole

DEFINITIONS OF: prairie vole

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n typical vole of the extended prairie region of central United States and southern Canada

Synonyms:
Microtus ochrogaster
Type of:
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
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