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water vole

British

noun

Also called: water rat. a large amphibious vole, Arvicola terrestris, of Eurasian river banks: family Cricetidae

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The UK has lost as much as 90% of its water vole population since the 1970s, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

She has been on the hunt for evidence of the water vole population in the Hogsmill River in Surrey.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

It is another sign of water vole activity - squashed poo.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

She holds out a small Tic Tac-shaped dropping from a water vole and smiles.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Really they are as easy as the water vole or skunk with me.

From Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. by A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding

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