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vole 1

 (vōl)
n.
Any of various rodents of the genus Microtus and related genera, found throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere and having a short muzzle and tail and small ears.
[Short for obsolete volemouse, perhaps from Norwegian *vollmus : Old Norse völlr, field + Old Norse mūs, mouse.]

vole 2

 (vōl)
n. Games
The winning of all the tricks during the play of one hand, as of bridge; a grand slam.
[French, probably from voler, to fly, from Old French, from Latin volāre, to fly.]
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vole

(vəʊl)
n
(Animals) any of numerous small rodents of the genus Microtus and related genera, mostly of Eurasia and North America and having a stocky body, short tail, and inconspicuous ears: family Cricetidae. See also water vole
[C19: short for volemouse, from Old Norse vollr field + mus mouse; related to Icelandic vollarmus]

vole

(vəʊl)
n
(Card Games) (in some card games, such as écarté) the taking of all the tricks in a deal, thus scoring extra points
[C17: from French, from voler to fly, from Latin volāre]
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vole1

(voʊl)

n.
any of several short-tailed, stocky cricetid rodents, esp. of the genus Microtus.
[1795–1805]

vole2

(voʊl)

n.
grand slam (def. 1).
[1670–80; < French, derivative of voler to fly]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.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 meadowsvole - 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
field mouse
grasshopper mouse - insectivorous mouse of western North America
wood rat, wood-rat - any of various small short-tailed rodents of the northern hemisphere having soft fur grey above and white below with furred tails and large ears; some are hosts for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)
pine mouse, pine vole, Pitymys pinetorum - short-tailed glossy-furred burrowing vole of the eastern United States
meadow mouse, meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvaticus - widely distributed in grasslands of northern United States and Canada
Microtus richardsoni, Richardson vole, water vole - of western North America
Microtus ochrogaster, prairie vole - typical vole of the extended prairie region of central United States and southern Canada
Arvicola amphibius, water vole, water rat - common large Eurasian vole
redback vole, red-backed mouse - any of several voles of mountainous regions of Eurasia and America
phenacomys - any of several vole-like terrestrial or arboreal rodents of cold forested regions of Canada and western United States
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Translations
myyrä
hörcsögfélék
ハタネズミ畑鼠
sork

vole

[vəʊl] N → campañol m, ratón m de campo
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vole

[ˈvəʊl] n → campagnol m
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vole

n → Wühlmaus f; (= common vole) → Feldmaus f
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vole

[vəʊl] n field vole → topo campagnolo comune
water vole → arvicola
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"Ah, Monsieur!" he would add--"ils m'ont affreusement vole." It was melancholy to hear his accents as he spoke of that catastrophe.
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To monitor vole abundance during the complete population fluctuation, we sampled 80 [km.sup.2] of farmland in Palencia Province, Spain (42[degrees]1N, 4[degrees]42'W), where human tularemia cases have been reported (5,8).
Density-dependent prevalence of Francisella tularensis in fluctuating vole populations, northwestern Spain
Conservationists from Gwent Wildlife Trust's (GWT) water vole project undertook their spring survey of the water vole population at Magor Marsh in the Gwent Levels last week.
Rare water voles get a helping hand
The rock vole (yellow-nosed vole, Microtus chrotorrhinus) has a broad geographic range (Fig.
Distribution of a boreal rodent linked to a lobe of the Wisconsinan glaciation
The entrances to their sub-surface dens are bordered by a small mound of dirt, a dead giveaway for mole rather than vole. These entrances, however, can be difficult to observe because they are often concealed under piles of logs, brush and rocks.
Moles & voles: unseen and uninvited, these co-conspirators can disrupt our landscapes
We also readily observed runways through the crinkle paper to food sources in vole boxes.
Impact of capture and transportation methods on survival of small rodents during relocation events
Their names may sound similar, but voles and mole rats are very different.
The vole and the mole rat
In 2011, the US Fish and Wildlife Service concluded that the Red Tree Vole (Arborimus longicaudus) warranted listing as a threatened or endangered distinct population segment in the Oregon Coast Range north of the Siuslaw River (USFWS 2011).
Distribution and abundance of tree voles in the northern Coast Ranges of Oregon
At the select committee hearing the trust explained that new water vole habitat would need to be created next to existing areas to provide a refuge for the species during the construction process.
Trust concerned about impact of HS2 on voles; Wildlife group worried population could become extinct
By the weekend, the latest release by the Restoring Ratty water vole project will take the total number released to 1,205 since June 2017.
Ratty and his 1,000 pals making their mark
"We simply can't afford to lose any more water voles from Cheshire."
Cheshire Wildlife Trust voice HS2 concerns at House of Commons; The trust is fearful of 'substantial losses of wildlife-rich habitat'

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