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water vole

DEFINITIONS OF: water vole

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n common large Eurasian vole

Synonyms:
Arvicola amphibius, water rat
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

n of western North America

Synonyms:
Microtus richardsoni, Richardson vole
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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