meadow vole

noun

1. meadow mouse.

Word History and Origins

Origin of meadow vole¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

W Reva, Microtus ochrogaster and the meadow vole, M. pennsylvanicus, were trapped together.

From Project Gutenberg

Perhaps this is related to the more productive habitat in which the eastern meadow vole is ordinarily found.

From Project Gutenberg