Definition of Vole. Meaning of Vole. Synonyms of Vole

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Definition of Vole

Vole
Vole Vole, n. [F.] A deal at cards that draws all the tricks. --Swift.
Vole
Vole Vole, v. i. (Card Playing) To win all the tricks by a vole. --Pope.
Vole
Vole 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.

Meaning of Vole from wikipedia

- Voles are small rodents that are relatives of lemmings and hamsters, but with a stouter body; a longer, hairy tail; a slightly rounder head; smaller eyes...
- Look up vole in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A vole is a small rodent in the subfamily Arvicolinae. Vole may also refer to: Vole, Somerset, a village...
- The tundra vole (Alexandromys oeconomus) or root vole is a medium-sized vole found in Northern and Central Europe, Asia, and northwestern North America...
- The eastern meadow vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus), sometimes called the field mouse or meadow mouse, is a North American vole found in eastern Canada and...
- The European water vole (Arvicola amphibius) or northern water vole is a semi-aquatic rodent. It is often informally called the water rat, though it only...
- The prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster) is a small vole found in central North America. The vole has long, co**** grayish-brown fur on the upper portion...
- Water vole may refer to: In North America, the North American water vole (Microtus richardsoni) In Eurasia, the three species of the genus Arvicola: European...
- The bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus) is a small vole with red-brown fur and some grey patches, with a tail about half as long as its body. A rodent...
- The vole clock is a method of dating archaeological strata using vole teeth. Investigations at sites across Europe have allowed construction of a detailed...
- The short-tailed field vole, short-tailed vole, or simply field vole (Microtus agrestis) is a grey-brown vole, around 10 cm in length, with a short tail...