meadow vole

/ˌmɛdoʊ voʊl/
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Other forms: meadow voles

Definitions of meadow vole
  1. noun
    widely distributed in grasslands of northern United States and Canada
    synonyms: Microtus pennsylvaticus, meadow mouse
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    type of:
    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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