Definitions of water vole
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common large Eurasian vole
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synonyms:
Arvicola amphibius, water rat
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type of:
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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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field mouse, vole
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of western North America
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synonyms:
Microtus richardsoni, Richardson vole
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type of:
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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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field mouse, vole
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