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...
- The European water vole or northern water vole (Arvicola amphibius), is a semi-aquatic rodent. It is often informally called the water rat, though it...
- 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 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...
- 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 tundra vole (Alexandromys oeconomus) or root vole is a medium-sized vole found in Northern and Central Europe, Asia, and northwestern North America...
- 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 Arvicolinae are a subfamily of rodents that includes the voles, lemmings, and muskrats. They are most closely related to the other subfamilies in...
- The woodland vole (Microtus pinetorum) is a small vole found in eastern North America. It is also known as the pine vole. The woodland vole has a head and...
- The common vole (Microtus arvalis) is a European rodent. The common vole is hardly restricted in means of distribution and habitat and inhabits large...