noun
1. common large Eurasian vole
• Syn: ↑water rat, ↑Arvicola amphibius
• Hypernyms: ↑vole, ↑field mouse
• Member Holonyms: ↑Arvicola, ↑genus Arvicola
2. of western North America
• Syn: ↑Richardson vole, ↑Microtus richardsoni
• Hypernyms: ↑vole, ↑field mouse
• Member Holonyms: ↑Microtus, ↑genus Microtus
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noun : a vole that frequents water: as
a. : water rat 1a
b. : a western No. American vole (Microtus richardsoni)
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water vole noun
A large British vole, Arvicola amphibius, commonly known as the water rat
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Main Entry: ↑water
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a small furry animal like a mouse that lives near lakes and rivers
Thesaurus: animals found on more than one continenthyponym
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an animal like a ↑rat that swims and lives in a hole beside a river or lake
See also: ↑water rat
Useful english dictionary. 2012.