Definition of voles Voles

/vowˈlz/ - [vowlz] -

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What does voles mean?

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  • voles (Noun)
    Plural of vole.

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  • voles, noun, plural of vole.

WordNet

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Noun

Plural: voles

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
  field mouse
  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)
  grasshopper mouse insectivorous mouse of western North America
  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 of western North America
  red-backed mouse, redback vole any of several voles of mountainous regions of Eurasia and America
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  • vole (Noun)
    Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the family Cricetidae.
  • vole (Noun)
    A deal in a card game that draws all the tricks.
  • vole (Verb)
    To win all the tricks by a vole.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • vole (n.)
    A deal at cards that draws all the tricks.
  • vole (v. i.)
    To win all the tricks by a vole.
  • vole (n.)
    Any one of numerous species of micelike rodents belonging to Arvicola and allied genera of the subfamily Arvicolinae. They have a thick head, short ears, and a short hairy tail.

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  • Vole is a small mammal similar to a mouse.

    There are about 70 species of voles. There are species in Europe, Asia, North Africa and North America. Adult voles, depending on the species, are 7.5 to 17.5 centimetres (three to seven inches) long.

    Depending on the species, they eat seeds, grass or other plants, and insects.

    Many animals hunt voles, for example wolves, owls, hawks, coyotes, foxes, weasels, and cats.

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  • vole, noun, singular of voles.

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